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Sunday
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JanJanuary
19
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2025
Babies & Bagels Tot Concert with Sheldon & Hadar
Sunday, Jan 19th 10:30a to 12:00p
For Sheldon and Hadar, our babies and tots are an important audience. They have written albums dedicated to children’s music, and this is an opportunity to sing, dance, and play with them! Join us at 10:30am for a bagel breakfast and a rockin’ tot concert.
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Tuesday
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JanJanuary
21
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2025
KE Salon with Honey Meir-Levi
Tuesday, Jan 21st 2:00p to 3:00p
Together we will lightly review the Blue Zones research which was done by demographers, gerontologists, and statisticians exploring communities that are unusually full of high-functioning people from 90-100 years of age.
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Friday
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JanJanuary
24
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2025
At Home Hospitality Shabbat
Friday, Jan 24th 6:00p to 8:00p
This Friday, stay home from Synagogue. Yes, we're serious. Stay home. But...get two delicious Challot. Invite a dear friend or someone you think would love a Shabbat dinner. Or just have dinner with your family, but make it special with candles, challah, and blessing your children. And then report back. Who did you have over? How was it? What resources or materials might have made it an even more special evening?
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Saturday
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JanJanuary
25
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2025
The Braid Theater: Traveler's Prayer
Motzei Shabbat, Jan 25th 7:30p to 10:00p
Jewish theatre is back in Palo Alto! On Saturday, January 25th at 7:30pm, Kol Emeth is hosting The Braid Theatre’s performance of Traveler’s Prayer, which they describe as a heartfelt and powerful show about true Jewish travel stories against the backdrop of rising antisemitism.
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Sunday
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JanJanuary
26
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2025
TaNaCH Study with Morat Derech Sarah
Sunday, Jan 26th 10:00a to 11:30a
Have you ever wanted to read the entire Bible all the way through? Study the TaNaCH (Torah, Prophets, and Writings) as a larger spiritual and literary work, as opposed to by the parsha? Are you wondering about the larger picture and connections? Want to dive deeper into the various stories, characters, and themes? Then, this is the class for you! We will meet most Sunday mornings (unless it conflicts with other Adult Ed or holiday events). February dates are Sunday the 11th and 18th.
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Sunday
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JanJanuary
26
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2025
Crash Course on Israel: What Has Changed Since October 7?
Sunday, Jan 26th 10:00a to 11:30a
Charlotte Korchak is the Senior Educator and Director of International Programs for StandWithUs Israel where she educates students from around the world in Israeli history and combatting antisemitism. Charlotte will join us on Sunday, January 26th via Zoom from Jerusalem to bring us up to date on what has changed in Israel since the tragedy of October 7.
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Tuesday
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JanJanuary
28
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2025
Israeli Politics Session #3 with Rav Weisberg
Tuesday, Jan 28th 7:30p to 9:30p
Join Rabbi Booth in discussion with three guest speakers who will share different visions of what Israel can and should be going into the future. The January 28th speaker is Rav Joshua Weisberg, a frequent visitor to Kol Emeth and part of the Religious Zionist world.
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Friday
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JanJanuary
31
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2025
Ochel Moed Jew-au
Friday, Jan 31st 6:00p to 9:00p
Shaloha and welcome to our first ever Jewau (Jewish Luau)! Did you know that Jewish merchants began arriving in Hawaii as early as 1850? In 1901, forty Honolulu residents formed the first Jewish Congregation of Hawaii led by Rabbi Rudolph Isaac Coffee of Oakland, California. We are bringing the island air to KE with kosher luau food and entertainment. Everyone is invited to this special event!
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Sunday
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FebFebruary
2
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2025
Chevra Kadisha Tahara Training
Sunday, Feb 2nd 1:00p to 2:30p
Judaism offers a wealth of wisdom about death, all of which begins with deep respect for the human body. Taharah is the purification ritual performed by the Chevra Kadisha (literally, the "holy society") before the body is buried.
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Sunday
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FebFebruary
2
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2025
Dance Like Nobody's Watching with Kol Isha Women’s Havurah
Sunday, Feb 2nd 4:00p to 6:00p
Join Kol Isha, the KE women’s group, for an afternoon of easy-to-learn dancing. We’ll start with line dancing, taught by Holly Baral. Holly is a line dance instructor at various venues on the Peninsula. The fun will conclude with Israeli dance oldies, led by Miriam Schulman. Both Holly and Miriam are longtime KE members and veteran beginning dance teachers.
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Sunday
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FebFebruary
2
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2025
Men's Havurah Poker Night
Sunday, Feb 2nd 7:30p to 10:30p
Calling all Kol Emeth men! Please join the 2nd annual Men’s Havurah Poker Night on Sunday, February 2nd from 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM in the Kol Emeth Community Room.
We will play three “dealer’s choice” poker games: Texas Hold ‘Em, Seven Card Stud (high only), and Seven Card Stud (high/low). No wild cards! Betting increments will be $0.50 to $1.00. No experience necessary.
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Tuesday
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FebFebruary
4
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2025
Good Grief! Widow & Widower's Group
Tuesday, Feb 4th 10:00a to 11:30a
Widows and Widowers are invited to join us off-site for coffee, tea, and conversation on Tuesday, February 4, in the Community Room
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Wednesday
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FebFebruary
5
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2025
"Family Stories Are Us" Writers' Workshop Series with Esther Erman
Wednesday, Feb 5th 12:00p to 1:00p
There are lots of ways to record our stories—and lots of ways to procrastinate. KE member and published writer, Esther Erman, will lead a four-part writers' workshop series on Zoom to gather, share stories, and encourage each other to record our family stories, for now and the future. Join us to look at questions, concerns, and different methods—and unleash your creativity! Participants will be encouraged to form pairs or small groups to work together. Esther will be available to offer support between classes.
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Friday
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FebFebruary
7
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2025
Daven & Dine
Friday, Feb 7th 6:00p to 8:30p
Please join us at 6:00 pm on February 7 for our monthly Daven & Dine program. Registration is required. We’ll start in the Kol Emeth Main Sanctuary singing Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv. We will then make kiddush, and enjoy a home-cooked meal together. Our menu includes: 3-bean soup, roasted tofu, quinoa, broccoli, green salad, and a yummy dessert. The deadline to register is Feb. 4th.
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Wednesday
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FebFebruary
12
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2025
Prof. Michael Hoberman on Theodore Solomons and the John Muir Trail
Wednesday, Feb 12th 10:30a to 12:00p
The John Muir Trail runs 212 miles along the crest of California's High Sierra, from Yosemite to Mt. Whitney. Did you know that its creator was the direct descendant of the only Jewish clergyman in attendance at George Washington's inauguration in 1789? Click to learn more!
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Friday
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FebFebruary
14
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2025
Tu B'Shvat Tree Planting
Friday, Feb 14th 1:00p to 4:00p
We are in need of volunteers to help plant trees at KE. Kids are welcome to join! We will be guided by planting experts from Canopy, a Palo Alto based non-profit whose mission is to grow urban tree canopy in Midpeninsula communities for the benefit of all. Please register below so we know how many volunteers to anticipate. Thank you!
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Wednesday
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FebFebruary
19
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2025
"Family Stories Are Us" Writers' Workshop Series with Esther Erman
Wednesday, Feb 19th 12:00p to 1:00p
There are lots of ways to record our stories—and lots of ways to procrastinate. KE member and published writer, Esther Erman, will lead a four-part writers' workshop series on Zoom to gather, share stories, and encourage each other to record our family stories, for now and the future. Join us to look at questions, concerns, and different methods—and unleash your creativity! Participants will be encouraged to form pairs or small groups to work together. Esther will be available to offer support between classes.
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Friday
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FebFebruary
21
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2025
At Home Hospitality Shabbat
Friday, Feb 21st 6:00p to 8:00p
This Friday, stay home from Synagogue. Yes, we're serious. Stay home. But...get two delicious Challot. Invite a dear friend or someone you think would love a Shabbat dinner. Or just have dinner with your family, but make it special with candles, challah, and blessing your children. And then report back. Who did you have over? How was it? What resources or materials might have made it an even more special evening?
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Saturday
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FebFebruary
22
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2025
Service of Peace and Healing with Rabbi Amy Eilberg
Shabbat, Feb 22nd 10:30a to 11:30a
During these troubling times, come to a Service of Peace and Healing, led by Rabbi Amy Eilberg. In this service we offer short segments of the Shabbat morning service with evocative chants, interspersed with brief kavanot/spiritual introductions and periods of silence. In these times, we reflect on all of the prayers as sources of peace and healing for us, and the entire service as a prayer for peace for us and for the world. Come join us!
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Sunday
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FebFebruary
23
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2025
Meditation Minyan with Rabbi Idit Solomon
Sunday, Feb 23rd 9:00a to 10:00a
This unconventional minyan may include gentle movement, a prayer song, intention setting, and mind and body focus to get us ready for meditation. After meditation time, we will reflect together on a Torah teaching to bring Jewish wisdom to our practice and the upcoming week. Whether you're new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner, this session offers a welcoming space to connect and recharge. Some cushions and blankets will be available. Please feel free to bring your own. If you have questions or are interested but unavailable, please contact Rabbi Solomon (see KE Directory).
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