Judaism Unfiltered: Israel with Sh’licha Aya Margalit

Temple Emanu-El Linz Hall

Join Rabbi Michael Lewis, Temple shlicha, Aya Margalit and your ATiD 20s and 30s community for a conversation about the current conflict in Israel. A taco dinner will be included.

Unraveling Israel’s Story Through “Beauty Queen of Jerusalem”

Join Cantor Leslie Niren and Rabbi Michael Lewis in a 4-part adult learning series about bestselling novel turned hit TV show, "The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem." This period drama tells the story of three generations of a Sephardic family in Jerusalem against the backdrop of resistance to the Ottoman regime and later to the British...

Artzenu: Learning with Maya Yehezkel

Temple Emanu-El Barbara Zale Center for Living History

Join Temple Sh'lichah, Aya Margalit, as we learn with Maya, who some of us got to know as the tour guide on the recent Temple leadership mission to Israel, who will join us on Zoom from her home in Israel. Maya expresses her love of Israel and the pain of the war through her works...

Artzenu: Learning with Zeev Engelmayer

Temple Emanu-El Barbara Zale Center for Living History

Create a postcard with Zeev, an Israeli cartoonist and humorist who is well known as “Shoshke,” his performance art character who is a symbol of free speech and artistic freedom. This session will be led by Aya Margalit, Temple Sh'lichah, while Zeev joins us live from Israel on Zoom. A light lunch will be served...

Artzenu: Lavi Lipshitz Photography Exhibit

Lavi was a 20-year-old staff sergeant in the IDF who captured life on the front lines. He was killed on Oct. 31 by a Hamas missile in the northern Gaza Strip. His father, Nitzan, has made his photographs available for the world to witness. Make time to explore the photos and join us for an...

May 17: Yom HaAtzmaut All-In Shabbat

Temple Emanu-El Nasher-Haemisegger Family Atrium

Join us to celebrate Yom HaAtzmaut with a Shabbat evening for the whole family! Start off with a family friendly service followed by a congregational dinner and activities for kids. Supplemental materials can be found here

Noa | Yom HaAtzmaut Israel Benefit Concert

Temple Emanu-El

Celebrate Yom HaAtzmaut with a benefit concert featuring Achinoam Nini aka Noa, an internationally acclaimed Israeli concert and recording artist, songwriter and percussionist. Joined by her longstanding musical collaborator Gil Dor and Grammy-winning pianist Ruslan Sirota, the trio will help us to connect to Israel, celebrate our spiritual homeland and raise funds to support Israel....

Coffee and Conversation: Being Jewish on Campus

Halcyon Coffee 2900 Greenville Ave.

Local college students and those who are home for the summer are invited to join Rabbi Michael Lewis for a casual discussion on the present realities of being a Jew on campus and process personal experiences and feelings about Israel, antisemitism and more.

September 20: Shabbat Evening Service and Speaker

Temple Emanu-El Stern Chapel

We will welcome Zalman Spivack, an Israeli tour guide and educator who many Temple members learned from this past February on the mission to Israel by the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas. In his teaching, Zalman will share personal insights about life in Israel since October 7.

October 7th Community Commemoration

Congregation Shearith Israel

Join Temple, the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas and the Dallas Jewish community in remembrance, unity and hope. One year later, we will come together to honor the lives lost, reflect on our solidarity with Israel and pray for a peaceful future.

Art in Times of War with Maya Yehezkel

Temple Emanu-El Linz Hall

Maya Yehezkel, Israeli tour guide and sand artist, who some of us got to know on the Temple leadership mission to Israel or at our Artzenu lunch and learn, will...