Temple Emanuel Senior Rabbi Installation

Join us for a meaningful and joyful weekend as we celebrate the installation of our Senior Rabbis! The two-day event will include uplifting Shabbat services, a warm and festive community dinner, and a moving installation experience. Honored guest speakers will help us mark this milestone with inspiration and meaning. Don’t miss this historic moment for our community!

Friday, November 7: COMMUNITY CELEBRATION

5:15 p.m. - Tot Shabbat
Families with small children are welcome for a festive Shabbat service with optional dinner and crafting. 

5:30 p.m. - Pre-Oneg
All are welcome for our traditional Friday night reception.

6:00 p.m. - Shabbat Worship and Senior Rabbi Installation
A joyous Shabbat service installing our Senior Rabbis, led by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl and featuring honored guests Matthew Grossman and Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer

6:00 p.m. - Movie Night for Kids
Alternatively, children ages 4+ and teens may enjoy a supervised movie during the service. 

8:00 p.m. - Installation Shabbat Dinner
A fun and celebratory dinner in the Social Hall to mark the installation of our Senior Rabbis. Children ages 4+ and teens may opt for dinner and games with friends in the Commons and Sisterhood Lounge. 

Saturday, November 8: COMMUNITY CONVERSATION

9:30 a.m. - Torah Study with Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer
Honored guest Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer, President of the Shalom Hartman Institute, will explore Jewish models of partnership - their power, risks, and implications for the future of our community - as part of our Installation Weekend. 

11:00 a.m. - Community Service
Honored guest Matt Grossman will deliver a drash marking our Senior Rabbi Installation, with services led by Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, Senior Cantorial Soloist Steve Brodsky, Rabbi Joshua Margo, and Cantor Gabriel Lehrman.
 
12:30 p.m. - Shabbat Lunch
Our traditional Shabbat luncheon, joined by Rabbi Sacks and Rabbi Hyatt. 

6:30 p.m. - Leading with Light: Illuminating Ideas for Our Shared Future with Rabbi Hyatt, Rabbi Sacks, Rabbi Angela Buchdahl, Matt Grossman, and Dr. Yehuda Kurtzer
A can't-miss conversation that is an invitation from our Senior Rabbis to imagine, together, how we can bring light, purpose, and possibility into our community and beyond. 

We are excited to embark on a Senior Rabbi leadership transition as we capture the energy of our 150th Anniversary Year. From one generation of Senior Rabbis to another - from Rabbi Foster to Rabbi Black to Senior Rabbis Hyatt and Sacks, we will work together to uphold both the solidity and the creativity that have always been the hallmark of our congregation.

In order to ensure a smooth and thoughtful transition for our community, we have created a transition team to guide and advise our leadership at this important moment. The Temple Emanuel Transition Committee is dedicated to ensuring a seamless transition as Rabbi Black retires and becomes Rabbi Emeritus, while Rabbis Sacks and Hyatt assume their new positions. The Committee will celebrate Rabbi Black’s legacy, support Rabbis Sacks and Hyatt in developing and executing a vision for Temple under its new leadership and maintain clear communication with our congregation throughout the transition process.

We are honored to announce the members of the Temple Emanuel Transition Committee: 

Committee Co-Chairs
Rich Cohn
Wendy Nekritz

Committee Members
Judy Altenberg
Eileen Auer Bennett
Sara Dishell
Ken Fellman
Nancy Gart
Steven Kaufmann
Neil Pomerantz
Jamie Resnik 

We all look forward to partnering with you in this holy endeavor. If you have any questions, please register for one of the transition conversations below or email Wendy Nekritz, President of the Board of Trustees, at president@emanueldenver.org.