We Look Forward to Seeing You

We Look Forward to Seeing You

 

Congregation Emanu-El (CEE) is a Reform Jewish community serving the Inland Northwest. Our mission is to provide a welcoming and inclusive Jewish community that is committed to learning about and celebrating the spirituality and history of Judaism.

Services are held in the CEE rooms on the west side of the Temple Beth Shalom building:

Temple Beth Shalom Building

Services Meet at

1322 E 30th Ave
Spokane, WA. 99203 
509-717-3233

       Mailing Address

PO Box 30234
Spokane, WA 99223




HIAS Welcome Campaign Congregation

New to the Spokane area and thinking about joining a Reform congregation, visiting and away from your congregation, or just inquiring about attending a service? Please email or call us!

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

CALL 509-717-3233 (message)
or EMAIL president@spokaneemanu-el.org 

New Member Form

Events

Sunday, June 11 Congregational Annual Meeting

10:00 am: All members are encouraged to attend our annual general meeting at the Weinstein residence. There will be important information about the state of our congregation, plus goals and plans, as we move into the next year. There will be time for a short presentation, Q&A, voting on the budget, new board members and, of course, time for noshing and schmoozing. Please RSVP to the link that was in your email, so we know how much food to buy.

Friday & Saturday, August 18 -19 CEE Bar Mitzvah

Friday 6:00 pm: In-person only
Saturday 10:00 am: In-person or Zoom link
Meeting ID: 812 6884 1020

Friday, September 8th Erev Shabbat in the Park

6:00 pm: CEE’s Welcome Back Erev Shabbat in the Park

Congregation Emanu-El High Holy Days 5784/2023

Non-CEE/TBS Members are welcome but please email: admin@spokaneemanu-el.org prior if you are interested in attending services.

Friday, September 15 Rosh HaShanah

6:00pm: Joint Services with TBS in Main Sanctuary led by Rabbi Malino
Reception to follow in Diskin Social Hall

Zoom link on the TBS Website

Saturday, September 16 Rosh HaShanah

9:30am: Services in CEE room led by Rabbi Wax 11:30am: Joint children’s service for all ages ~12:15pm: CEE Luncheon (Outdoors)

Zoom link
Meeting ID: 810 0215 0313

2:00pm: Tashlich

Sunday, September 24 Yom Kippur

5:45 pm: Joint Kol Nidre services with TBS in Main Sanctuary led by Rabbi Malino

Zoom link on the TBS Website

Monday, September 25 Yom Kippur

9:30 am: Morning service led by Rabbi Wax in CEE room

Zoom link
Meeting ID: 868 0545 9256

11:30 am: Joint children’s service for all ages
4:30 - 6:30 pm: CEE Mincha and Yizkor Service led by Rabbi Malino

Zoom link
Meeting ID: 856 5835 5616

~6:30 pm: Closing Discussion led by Rabbi Wax
~7:30 pm: Joint Havdalah, Shofar, & Break-the-Fast Dairy Potluck meal in Diskin Social Hall

Friday, September 29 Sukkot

5:00 pm: Religious School
6:00 pm: Erev Sukkot Service (Outdoors)
6:30 pm: Community Dinner in the Sukkah

Thursday, October 5 Sukkot

5:00 - 7:00 pm: CEE Sukkot Celebration and New Member Welcome (Outdoors) at TBS
Dinner provided

Saturday, October 7 Simchat Torah

5:00 pm: Religious School and Torah Study for All Ages
6:00 pm: Community Dinner
6:30 pm: Joint Erev Simchat Torah Service in Main Sanctuary with Keshet Consecration

Saturday, October 14 CEE Shabbat Service

10:00 am: CEE Shabbat Service

Zoom link
Meeting ID: 811 9119 6330

Friday, October 20 CEE Erev Shabbat Service

6:00 pm: CEE Erev Shabbat Service

Announcements

Rabbi Tamar Malino Podcast Interview

Rabi Tamar Malino is interviewed on the FāVS Forward podcast.

Shabbat Services and Education

A copy of our Siddur, Mishkan Tefillah, is available for free online

Helpful Resources from the URJ

How to “Do Jewish” at Home:

We Support the Spokane County Human Rights Task Force

We support the Spokane County Human Rights Task Force's efforts in tracking hate crimes and hate incidents so we can create a community record of these occurrences, develop publicly available reports, and work on improving response and prevention efforts in Spokane. If you have experienced a hate crime or hate incident or know someone who has, report it through this anonymous process.

Human Rights Task Force page

#SpokaneCountyHumanRightsTaskForce #HumanRights #ReportHateCrimes #SayNoToHate

Adult Education

Community Resources

CEE members have access to all Temple Beth Shalom adult education programs. A schedule of all upcoming adult education opportunities is available at: TBS Lifelong Learning Page

1322 E 30th Ave
Spokane, WA. 99203 
509-717-3233

PO Box 30234
Spokane, WA 99223




HIAS Welcome Campaign Congregation

Youth Education

Every Wednesday

4:00 pm: Hebrew school

Every Thursday

7:00 pm: Midrasha High for teenagers

Every Sunday

9:45 am – 12:00 pm: Youth Education 

From the Union For Reform Judaism / Reform Movement

Judgment Days

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Film
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Yom Kippur
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