Services & Events Calendar
Browse our services schedule, register for special events, and find Zoom and livestream links.
Updates every Thursday.
Join us for an inspiring, music-filled Shabbat service every Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. in our sanctuary and online (unless otherwise noted below).
HENNEPIN AVENUE CONSTRUCTION
Beginning Monday, March 31, Hennepin Avenue will be closed from 26th Street to Douglas Avenue. Ongoing updates can be found on the city website. Please allow extra time to reach Temple and check your preferred map or GPS app for the best route.
Friday, May 9
5:15 p.m. Oneg Reception
Come for a light nosh and socialize in community before the service.
Did you know you can sponsor a oneg? Click here to fill out the form. Recognize a special moment, honor a loved one, or share gratitude with a oneg. Your generosity will be recognized on your selected Shabbat. Questions? Contact Judith Friedman at jfriedman@templeisrael.com or 612-374-0342.
6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service
Sanctuary · Stream
Click here to livestream the service
Saturday, May 10
9:00 a.m. Torah Study
Portion Acharei Mot - K’doshim with Rabbi Hartman
Zoom Only*
To join by phone, dial 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 829 710 549 04
*Note: Torah Study will meet both in person at Temple Israel and on Zoom on the first Saturday of each month. All other weeks are Zoom only.
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service
In Person Only
Including the B'nai Mitzvah ceremony of Jimmy and Ben Weinstein, children of Jodie & Andy Weinstein.
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Highlights in Jewish History with Dr. Joe Goldman
Golda Meier: Housewife, Founder, Politician, Prime Minister
Zoom Only
To join by phone, dial 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 989 189 606 95
How did a Milwaukee housewife become Prime Minister of Israel?
Wednesday, May 14
Friday, May 16
Lag BaOmer
Lag BaOmer is a minor, festive holiday that falls on the 33rd day of the seven-week period between Passover and Shavuot, a period of time known as the Omer. The Omer has both agricultural and spiritual significance: it marks both the spring cycle of planting and harvest, and the Israelites’ journey out of slavery in Egypt (Passover) and toward receiving the Torah at Mount Sinai (Shavuot).
5:15 p.m. Oneg Reception
Come for a light nosh and socialize in community before the service.
We thank the Michael & Tara Fox for sponsoring this oneg in honor of the b’nai mitzvah of Gael Minh Tâm Fox.
We thank Ed Freeman for sponsoring this oneg in memory of the yahrzeit of Phil Freeman.
Did you know you can sponsor a oneg? Click here to fill out the form. Recognize a special moment, honor a loved one, or share gratitude with a oneg. Your generosity will be recognized on your selected Shabbat. Questions? Contact Judith Friedman at jfriedman@templeisrael.com or 612-374-0342.
6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service
Sanctuary · Stream
Click here to livestream the service
Saturday, May 17
9:00 a.m. Torah Study
Zoom Only*
To join by phone, dial 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 829 710 549 04
*Note: Torah Study will meet both in person at Temple Israel and on Zoom on the first Saturday of each month. All other weeks are Zoom only.
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service
In Person Only
Including the B'nai Mitzvah ceremony of Gael Minh Tâm Fox, child of Thuy Anh Fox & Matthew Fox.
Friday, May 23
5:15 p.m. Oneg Reception
Come for a light nosh and socialize in community before the service.
Did you know you can sponsor a oneg? Click here to fill out the form. Recognize a special moment, honor a loved one, or share gratitude with a oneg. Your generosity will be recognized on your selected Shabbat. Questions? Contact Judith Friedman at jfriedman@templeisrael.com or 612-374-0342.
6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service
Sanctuary · Stream
Click here to livestream the service
Saturday, May 24
9:00 a.m. Torah Study
Zoom Only*
To join by phone, dial 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 829 710 549 04
*Note: Torah Study will meet both in person at Temple Israel and on Zoom on the first Saturday of each month. All other weeks are Zoom only.
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service
In Person Only
Including the B'nai Mitzvah ceremony of Clara and Maia Spirn, children of Deborah & Daniel Spirn.
Monday, May 26
Temple Offices closed in observance of Memorial Day.
11:30 a.m. Memorial Day Service
In Person at Temple Israel Memorial Park, 4153 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis
Please join our clergy as we gather to remember those who have gone before us and honor people who sacrificed their lives while serving in the armed forces.
Friday, May 30
5:15 p.m. Oneg Reception
Come for a light nosh and socialize in community before the service.
Did you know you can sponsor a oneg? Click here to fill out the form. Recognize a special moment, honor a loved one, or share gratitude with a oneg. Your generosity will be recognized on your selected Shabbat. Questions? Contact Judith Friedman at jfriedman@templeisrael.com or 612-374-0342.
6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service
Sanctuary · Stream
Click here to livestream the service
Saturday, May 31
9:00 a.m. Torah Study
Zoom Only*
To join by phone, dial 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 829 710 549 04
*Note: Torah Study will meet both in person at Temple Israel and on Zoom on the first Saturday of each month. All other weeks are Zoom only.
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service
In Person Only
Including the B'nai Mitzvah ceremony of Avi Nadler-Thomson, child of Emma Nadler & Christopher Michael Thomson.
Sunday, June 1
7:30 p.m. Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Sanctuary · Stream
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Join us for a dessert reception followed by a panel discussion.
Monday, June 2
10:30 a.m. Shavuot Morning Service with Healing and Yizkor Prayers
Zoom Only
To join by phone, dial 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 829 710 549 04
Friday, June 6
TEMPLE ISRAEL'S 147TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION
5:30 p.m. Annual Meeting and Board Installation
6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service and Blessing of Temple Leadership
Sanctuary · Stream
Click here to livestream the service
We will wish farewell to Anne Rasmussen, COO/CFO, upon her retirement. Celebratory Oneg will follow the service.
Saturday, June 7
9:00 a.m. Torah Study
In Person and on Zoom*
To join by phone, dial 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 829 710 549 04
*Note: Torah Study will meet both in person at Temple Israel and on Zoom on the first Saturday of each month. All other weeks are Zoom only.
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service
In Person Only
Including the B'nai Mitzvah ceremony of Sam Schwartz, child of Marcee & Jon Schwartz.
Friday, June 13
5:15 p.m. Oneg Reception
Come for a light nosh and socialize in community before the service.
Did you know you can sponsor a oneg? Click here to fill out the form. Recognize a special moment, honor a loved one, or share gratitude with a oneg. Your generosity will be recognized on your selected Shabbat. Questions? Contact Judith Friedman at jfriedman@templeisrael.com or 612-374-0342.
6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service
Sanctuary · Stream
Click here to livestream the service
Saturday, June 14
9:00 a.m. Torah Study
Zoom Only*
To join by phone, dial 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 829 710 549 04
*Note: Torah Study will meet both in person at Temple Israel and on Zoom on the first Saturday of each month. All other weeks are Zoom only.
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service
In Person Only
Including the B'nai Mitzvah ceremony of Coleman Carr, child of Margaret & Adam Carr.
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Highlights in Jewish History with Dr. Joe Goldman
The Odesa Massacre
Zoom Only
To join by phone, dial 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 989 189 606 95
In 1906 and 1941 Jews were massacred in the largest Jewish town this side of Warshaw and New York. Why did history repeat itself?
Thursday, June 19
Temple Offices closed in observance of Juneteenth.
Friday, June 20
5:15 p.m. Oneg Reception
Come for a light nosh and socialize in community before the service.
Did you know you can sponsor a oneg? Click here to fill out the form. Recognize a special moment, honor a loved one, or share gratitude with a oneg. Your generosity will be recognized on your selected Shabbat. Questions? Contact Judith Friedman at jfriedman@templeisrael.com or 612-374-0342.
6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service
Sanctuary · Stream
Click here to livestream the service
Saturday, June 21
9:00 a.m. Torah Study
Zoom Only*
To join by phone, dial 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 829 710 549 04
*Note: Torah Study will meet both in person at Temple Israel and on Zoom on the first Saturday of each month. All other weeks are Zoom only.
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service
In Person Only
Including the B'nai Mitzvah ceremony of Oren Landsman, child of Kelly & Andrew Landsman.