Interest Groups at Temple Emanuel
Interest Groups
These groups form and change based on community interest. Interested in joining any of these groups? Complete our interest form!
Active/Veteran Military - Get to know other active and retired military members who are also Temple members. Meet for coffee. Take a walk. Find a common topic that can be discussed about your time in or after your service.
Adult Ski Group - Grab your skis and poles to head to the slopes with some buddies for a day of skiing! All skill levels welcome.
Book Club - Join us on the last Wednesday of the month to discuss interesting books of various types. Book club meets in the Sisterhood Lounge at 5:30pm.
Classical Music - Mozart. Beethoven. Bach. Classical music can be exciting, absorbing, emotionally moving, inspiring, challenging, thought-provoking, and often simply astonishing. Join other classical music enthusiast to enjoy the symphony, a string quartet, a concerto, or a sonata.
Dog Lovers - Our Bark Bunch is meant for those who love their fur-babies! We will meet up for walks, exchange ideas on training, nutrition, and behavior.
Hiking - Our hiking group meets once a month at different trail heads to explore the trail together. All levels of hikers are welcome.
Knitting - Meet, mingle, trade yarns and make new friends with the Knitting Group.
L’Chayim Connections + Social Group All Inclusive - is a vibrant, welcoming group for adults 65ish and older, seeking friendship, communities, and meaningful engagement rooted in Jewish values. Whether you are single, married, divorced, widowed, partnered, in an interfaith relationship, navigating life with special needs, or new to the Denver area, or just finding your way at Temple Emanuel.
LGBTQIA+ - This group ensures all members feel heard and represented. To ensure we uphold our commitment to being inclusive and accessible to our community. Join us for social meet ups, play dates and fun gatherings.
NEW AND NEWISH Temple Members Chavurah 65+ - Do you love hitting the golf course, catching a great play, hiking scenic trails, strolling through the city, swinging a pickleball paddle, or enjoying a good movie? If that sounds like your kind of fun, you’re not alone!
Vegetarian and Plant-Based Potluck Group - Bring your friends, family, and anyone you know that may be interested in sharing a vegan and gluten-free meal. This is a no-judgment, supportive, and inclusive group -- for anyone interested in learning more about plant-based or gluten-free diets to get together and share a great meal and some recipes!
Women of Connection - is open to women of all ages and backgrounds. Whether you're new to town, a longtime member, working, retired, parenting, partnered, or solo — you’re warmly invited. We meet once a month for relaxed, informal get-togethers like breakfast, lunch, or a walk in the park. It's a simple way to take a break, make new friends, and strengthen our connections — with each other and with Jewish life. Let’s nourish our souls and build something beautiful together.
Traditional Groups
These groups are ongoing with a permanent structure.
Sisterhood
Sisterhood provides an opportunity for women to make a connection with other Jewish women within our Temple community. Sisterhood members connect spiritually, culturally and intellectually through social events, Shabbat retreats and services, fundraising activities and Jewish experiences. Sisterhood supports all youth of the congregation through monthly Young Family Shabbat Experience worship services (formerly Tot Shabbat), Religious School support and connections to college youth.
Whether you are single or married, with or without children, born Jewish, a Jew by Choice or a non-Jew married to someone who is Jewish...without you, we are one woman short. We invite YOU to join us!
Brotherhood
Brotherhood provides a place for the men of Temple to get to know each other and help enrich our synagogue and the greater Denver community. Although we are perhaps best known for our Sunday lox and bagel brunches where we host a speaker and provide breakfast, we are a lot more than that. Among other things, we oversee two college scholarship funds, conduct an annual blood drive, sponsor a team in the citywide synagogue softball league, organize trips to professional sporting events, work on Habitat for Humanity builds, run the grill to provide food at the Mitzvah Day and Fall Back to School BBQs, and sponsor an award called the Milstein Award for the Outstanding Male Confirmand. Most of our events are open to the entire Temple community. We are always looking for new members.
Kavod on the Road (Senior Programs)
Kavod On The Road partners with synagogues and agencies across the Denver metro area bringing programs and services to Jewish community ageless adults from 50 to 100 years. All are invited to join us regardless of institutional affiliation. Together partnering with area agencies, synagogues, and community centers, Kavod on the Road offers programming, activities, and education. We also partner to offer quality and unique resources, including an annual conference, monthly community publications, and support for grassroots programs.
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Upcoming Events
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Sunday ,
JanJanuary 25 , 2026Stitch & B*tch-During Religious School in Emanuel Commons
Sunday, Jan 25th 8:45a to 12:00p
"Stitch & B*tch" is an informal, come-as-you-are social group dedicated to the joy of making things and the necessity of good company. This is not a class or a guided workshop; it's simply dedicated time and space for you to work on your projects alongside fellow crafters. All Crafts Welcome: We love variety! Typical crafts include knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, embroidery, mending, and hand sewing, but feel free to bring any portable project you're working on, such as beading, drawing, or small paper crafts. Contact Lay leader, Liz Sunshine (she/her), 303-717-8868 or elizabeth.sunshine@gmail.com -
Tuesday ,
JanJanuary 27 , 2026NEW! Temple Emanuel Hiking & Cultural Explorations Club
Tuesday, Jan 27th 3:30p to 5:30p
Pissarro at the Denver Art Museum. Camille Pissarro—a great Jewish artist, founding father of Impressionism. This exhibition offers a rare chance to step into Pissarro’s world: luminous landscapes, intimate village scenes, and a quiet devotion to everyday life rendered with radical vision. Linger afterward over dinner at the Ponti to talk about what saw. Please RSVP if you’d like to join, so we can get the discounted tickets and make the reservations for dinner. Join us on Facebook or contact Marina Pearsall agewellmd@gmail.com. -
Wednesday ,
JanJanuary 28 , 2026LGBTQ Coffee in the Commons Meetup
Wednesday, Jan 28th 4:15p to 7:00p
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Wednesday ,
JanJanuary 28 , 2026Temple Emanuel Book Club
Wednesday, Jan 28th 5:30p to 7:00p
Heart of a Stranger by Rabbi Buchdahl. From the first Asian American to be ordained as a rabbi, a stirring account of one woman’s journey from feeling like an outsider to becoming one of the most admired religious leaders in the world. Angela Buchdahl was born in Seoul, the daughter of a Korean Buddhist mother and Jewish American father. Profoundly spiritual from a young age, by sixteen she felt the first stirrings to become a rabbi. Please RSVP to Barbara Fettner at bfettner@aol.com -
Thursday ,
FebFebruary 5 , 2026JFS Jewish Disabilities Advocates Community Learning Evening
Thursday, Feb 5th 5:30p to 7:00p
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Sunday ,
FebFebruary 8 , 2026Tikkun Together: PB&J Bagged Lunch Packing Party
Sunday, Feb 8th 12:00p to 2:00p
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Friday ,
MarMarch 6 , 2026Tot Shabbat
Friday, Mar 6th 5:15p to 7:00p
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Sunday ,
MarMarch 8 , 2026Tikkun Together: PB&J Bagged Lunch Packing Party
Sunday, Mar 8th 12:00p to 2:00p
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Saturday ,
AprApril 4 , 2026Tot Shabbat
Shabbat, Apr 4th 8:30a to 10:00a
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Sunday ,
AprApril 5 , 2026JWV Post #334
Sunday, Apr 5th 9:00a to 11:00a
Jewish War Veterans’ Post 344 is open to all Jewish veterans of the United States armed forces. We sponsor community-based activities throughout the year that honor and support veterans in general and Jewish veterans and active duty personnel in particular. Our program offers respect, fellowship, and camaraderie to military men and women who share a common bond and an intimate understanding of what it means to serve in the US armed forces. Our members chart the course we follow each year and we collectively decide our focus. Our activities provide the platform for veterans and membership to get to know each other while engaging in meaningful and fulfilling activities. Participating in our programs and getting to know our vets can provide an opportunity to give back to those who have served our country. Contact Don Price donpriceusna73@gmail.com to learn more.
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