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ELUL PROGRAMS AT KE
September 18th at 6:30 am Sunrise Selichot Service.
Join us at the Palo Alto Baylands for a sunrise selichot service led by Elaine Moise at 6:30am, followed by apple treats and birdwatching guidance from Annetta Dean. We will meet at the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve Trailhead (the very end of San Antonio Rd) at 6:30am. Bring your favorite apple dish to share. Feel free to just show up, or you can register so we will know to expect you.
We will meet at the very end of San Antonio. There is a parking lot and a path entrance. We will be right at the entrance."
Keep memories alive in the Book of Remembrance.
What a perfect way to honor a loved one. This year’s book will be used during Yizkor services on Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, Pesach, and Shavuot. If you purchased a memorial plaque prior to Aug 22, 2022, your loved one will be included. To submit an entry, use this form. (See last year’s book here).
Order Your Own Lulav & Etrog.
It’s time to order your lulav and etrog for Sukkot! Order here by Thursday, Sept 15. Call 650-948-7498 x 0 or email susan@kolemeth.orgwith any citrusy questions.
L'OLAM VA'ED UPDATE - TREE COUNT
From our June 12th event with Climate Resilient Communities (CRC), here are four projects for which they’re looking for volunteers. If you’re interested, please call Shelly Lewis at 650-380-5125 or Nechama Tamler at 650-493-0502.
1. RESILIENT HOMES: Providing East Palo Alto, Belle Haven, Redwood City and North Fair Oaks homeowners with resources such as air purifiers and double-paned windows to retrofit their homes for energy efficiency and safety upgrades.
2. RAINGARDEN WATER CISTERN PROJECT: Building 25 raingardens and water cistern systems in East Palo Alto to address food and water insecurity.
3. OUR COMMUNITIES OUR BAY (OCOB): Addressing pollution by surveying residents in Redwood City, North Fair Oaks, Belle Haven and East Palo Alto and providing health improvement technologies in their homes.
4. RINGWOOD AND COLEMENT TRANSPORTATION STUDY: Redesigning Ringwood and Coleman Avenues to better fit community needs and preferences.
We have surpassed planting 10,000 trees in our National Forests!! For $1/tree, you can keep our campaign going strong by CLICKING HERE.
NEW OFFICE HOURS
We are now closed on Mondays & Saturdays. Before you come by the office, please give us a call at (650) 948-7498 & dial "0" for reception desk, or you can also email us at office@kolemeth.org.
Sunday: 9:00am - 2:00pm
Tuesday - Thursday: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Friday: 9:00pm - 2:00pm
Everyone is welcome at our egalitarian Jewish community in the heart of Silicon Valley, in Palo Alto, California.
Kol Emeth is a place to learn, grow, pray, and make face-to-face human connections.
Come and meet people from all walks of life and from all backgrounds.
We want to warmly welcome you to our services and our community.
Help Support Kol Emeth
Help Kol Emeth write its exciting new chapter as we enter into 5782. Dontions to the Kol Nidre Appeal help us provide all of the incredible programs and services. With your support, all our members may participate fully in synagogue life and religious school, regardless of their means, and we can sustain our innovative programming and maintain our amazing new building
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Rabbi Booth's Weekly Commentary
Sat, June 28 2025
2 Tammuz 5785
Our Upcoming Events
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Tuesday ,
JulJuly 1 , 2025
Tuesday, Jul 1st 10:00a to 11:30a
Widows and Widowers are invited to join us off-site for coffee, tea, and conversation on Tuesday, July 1, in the Community Room. -
Friday ,
JulJuly 4 , 2025
Friday, Jul 4th 6:00p to 9:00p
Join the KE Community for Kabbalat Shabbat and a pareve/dairy potluck dinner. Please bring a pareve, dairy, fish, or vegetarian dish to share that follows KE's Kashrut Guidelines. Locations will be updated as the potlucks occur. -
Friday ,
JulJuly 11 , 2025
Friday, Jul 11th 6:00p to 8:00p
This Friday, stay home from Synagogue. Yes, we're serious. Stay home. But...get two 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, matzah, and blessing your children. -
Tuesday ,
JulJuly 22 , 2025
Tuesday, Jul 22nd 11:30a to 1:30p
Kol Isha invites all KE women for an afternoon of "Re-KEnnections" - a chance to reconnect with Kol Emeth friends and make new ones over lunch. -
Friday ,
AugAugust 1 , 2025
Friday, Aug 1st 6:00p to 9:00p
Join the KE Community for Kabbalat Shabbat and a pareve/dairy potluck dinner. Please bring a pareve, dairy, fish, or vegetarian dish to share that follows KE's Kashrut Guidelines. Locations will be updated as the potlucks occur. -
Wednesday ,
AugAugust 6 , 2025
Wednesday, Aug 6th 10:30a to 12:00p
Written by an Israeli-born author of Yemeni descent, this book has already won multiple awards, including National Jewish Book Award Winner for Fiction, AJL 2025 Jewish Fiction Award, The Globe and Mail Best Book of 2024, and CBC Best Book of 2024. -
Sunday ,
AugAugust 10 , 2025
Sunday, Aug 10th 4:00p to 7:00p
Join the Men’s Havurah for a fun-filled afternoon BBQ. A great opportunity to meet, shmooze, eat, drink, and dig into the summer with other Kol Emeth men.