Temple Emanuel News

Dear Temple Emanuel Community,

We have watched and witnessed the events playing out in Israel with great sadness. We join with our people all over the world as we mourn the hostages who were tragically killed this weekend.

For 150 years, our Emanuel community has gathered in times of tragedy. For 150 years, we have held each other’s pain, inspired each other to take action, and found light in the darkness. Together.

Join us this Friday, September 6 at 6:00 p.m. for a Shabbat of Solidarity as we mark the final weekend of our 150th Anniversary and transition into our 150th Anniversary Gala on Saturday evening. We will hold the heaviness of this week even as we lift up the legacy of our community.

Every year, as an Emanuel community, we honor the holy transition from Israel Remembrance Day to Israel Independence Day; two days that come one right after the other and remind us how walk through the darkness and the light - together.

And so, on this Shabbat, we will honor the history and legacy of our congregation by living out the essential purpose of our community.

Let us come together to cry. Let us come together to remember. Let us come together to inspire each other to find the light at this moment.

COMMUNITY EVENTS:

WEDNESDAY (9/4)
o    6-7 pm - Community Vigil & Shofar Blast, Hebrew Educational Alliance. Join us the first day of Elul for a shofar blast honoring the lives of the six murdered hostages and all who we are called to remember. Let the sound of the shofar echo our collective voice of pain, hope, and unity. You are invited to bring your shofar if you want to participate in the community blast. Sponsored by HEA, Temple Sinai, and JEWISHcolorado. Please register here.

FRIDAY (9/6)
o    6 pm - Shabbat of Solidarity, Temple Emanuel Denver.
o    6 pm - Join in person or on YouTube as congregation B’nai Vail offers additional prayers of consolation and remembrance for those murdered by Hamas.  Join here.

SUNDAY (9/8) 
o    10 am - Run for their Lives, Walk and Vigil, Washington Park. Enter off Franklin and Mississippi. A short vigil will be followed by a one-mile walk around the lake. Bring Flags! Co-sponsored by JEWISHcolorado, the JCRC, ADL, Hillel of Colorado, CU Boulder Hillel, IAC, RMRC, StandWithUs, and Stop Antisemitism Colorado.

OCTOBER 7: 
o    7 pm - From Darkness to Light – Mechoshech L’Or, at Temple Emanuel, brought to you by JEWISHcolorado and more than 20 community partners. Please register here.