April 27: Shabbat Morning Service

Temple Emanu-El Lefkowitz Chapel

with Rabbi David Stern and Hallie Weiner, Cantorial Intern Supplemental materials can be found here

Youth Emanu-El Chocolate Seder

Temple Emanu-El Weiss Youth Wing

Join Youth Emanu-El for our second annual student-only chocolate seder! We will explore the Passover story and go through the ritual of the seder with a special twist—chocolate! This event will take place immediately following YL+E, and aftercare will be provided for free to students attending the event who are not already enrolled. Lunch will...

May 3: Shabbat Evening Service and Rabbi Levi A. Olan Lecture

Temple Emanu-El Stern Chapel

Spend Shabbat with scholar-in-residence Rabbi Joshua Garroway as he gives this year's Rabbi Levi A. Olan Lecture, Paradigm Shifts: Why Judaism Changes. The Rabbi Levi A. Olan Lectureship, endowed by...

Event Series Chever Torah

What’s A Half-Jew, Anyway? with Rabbi Joshua Garroway

Temple Emanu-El Adult Learning Classrooms 133 & 135

The question of "who is a Jew?" can be complicated in today's world with many people even describing themselves with terms like Jew*ish*, half-Jewish or Jewish-adjacent. However, the fuzzy boundaries around today's Jewish identity are hardly a new phenomenon. Ancient Jews dealt with nearly the same issues and concerns. This week’s Chever Torah class will...

May 4: Shabbat Morning Service

Temple Emanu-El Lefkowitz Chapel

with Rabbi Michael Lewis and Hallie Weiner, Cantorial Intern | This service will also include the Bat Mitzvah of Lilienne Van Cleave

Lunch-and-Learn with Rabbi Joshua Garroway

Temple Emanu-El Tobian Auditorium

Anticipating a messiah has been a feature of Judaism for centuries while worshipping a messiah has become the central feature of Christianity. But where did this idea of a messiah come from? Enjoy a lunch with Rabbi Josh Garroway and expand your knowledge and understanding of the messiah and how Jewish conceptions of it have...