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).
Friday, March 28
5:15 p.m. Oneg Reception
Come for a light nosh and socialize in community before the service.
We thank Betsy & Steve Sitkoff for sponsoring this oneg in honor of their 45th Anniversary.
5:15 - 6:00 p.m. At the Rabbi’s Table
Passover Basics
In Person Only
The topic on tonight’s table is Passover basics. Explore what to eat, do, and reflect on to make your Passover spiritual and fulfilling.
Learn and enjoy a nosh with Rabbi Rodich right before services for a taste of Jewish learning on a variety of topics to start your Shabbat off right. Free and open to all, no registration required—just drop in! Each session stands on its own, so come to as many as you’d like.
Further topics at the table include:
April 11: We were Slaves in Egypt. Delve into the connection between Passover and social justice.
April 18: Song of Songs. This ancient love story is read during Passover—come find out why!
April 25: Liberation Theology for Jews. What does our tradition teach us about moving from pain and oppression to expansiveness and freedom?
6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service
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Rabbi Joseph Edelheit
Saturday, March 29
9:00 a.m. Torah Study with Guest Rabbi Joseph Edelheit
Antisemitism in the Absence of Jews: The Rural and Small Communities Where Antisemitism Exists in Silence
Zoom Only*
To join by phone, dial 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 829 710 549 04
In many parts of American life, Jewish presence is noticeably absent—no synagogues, no Jewish community centers, and in some areas, not even a Jewish population at all. Yet, there remains antisemitism everywhere. How do we deal with the current challenges of antisemitism, anti-Zionism, and hateful opposition to Israel in places where there is an absence of Jews?
*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 Oliver Magalnick, child of Claire & Michael Magalnick.
MJ Gilbert
Friday, April 4
Temple Israel welcomes trans educator, social worker, musician, and rabbinic student MJ Gilbert.
5:15 p.m. Oneg Reception
Come for a light nosh and socialize in community before the service.
We thank Linda & Robert Fisher and Laura & Daniel Bernstein for sponsoring this oneg in honor of Linda’s birthday.
6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service with MJ Gilbert
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MJ Gilbert will deliver the Erev Shabbat sermon: A Transgender B’racha.
MJ is a rabbinic student at Hebrew College with a deep background in Jewish life and community. A former youth director and song leader at Temple Israel in the 1980s and 90s, MJ helped enrich and lead our beloved TIPTY Creative High Holy Day services while she began her journey as a transwoman. She earned her MSW from the University of Minnesota in 1990, serving for 16 years as a clinical social worker before returning to the University to teach social work and direct field education until her 2023 retirement. A lifelong composer and performer of Jewish music, MJ led t’filah and served on the board and executive committee of Shir Tikvah Congregation. This June, she will be a featured teacher at Let My People Sing annual retreat at Isabella Friedman Jewish retreat center.
Saturday, April 5
9:00 a.m. Torah Study and Monthly Prayer Minyan
With Rabbi Jason Rodich and MJ Gilbert
Temple Israel, Zoom
To join by phone, dial 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 829 710 549 04
Join us in person at Temple Israel and on Zoom for an expanded communal gathering that includes a musical morning service, Torah reading, and Torah study. MJ and Rabbi Rodich will explore Judaism’s rich textual history of gender expansiveness and what our ancient understandings of gender and human rights have to offer our world today.
*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 Francis and Valerie Sowins, child of Jennifer & Jonathan Sowins.
7:00-8:00 p.m. Havdalah for LGBTQ+ Members and their Families
Temple Israel
LGBTQ+ members of all ages and their families are invited to join MJ and Rabbi Rodich for a joyful community-building Havdalah service and treats. LGTBQ+ youth are especially encouraged to join us, as are their families.
Sunday, April 6
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Drop In Mah Jongg
RSVP the Friday before game date
Temple Israel
Temple Israel Sisterhood invites you to Drop-in Mah Jongg! All are welcome. If you can, shlep a mahj set; if you'd like, bring a snack to share.
RSVP to Gayle Deshong by text at 612-203-2422 by the Friday before the game date with your name, cell number, and play level: beginner, intermediate, or expert.
Play dates: October 27, November 10 and 24, December 8 and 15, January 12 and 26, February 9 and 23, March 2 and 16, April 6 and 27, and May 4.
Friday, April 11
5:15 p.m. Oneg Reception
Come for a light nosh and socialize in community before the service.
We thank the Temple Israel Sisterhood for sponsoring this oneg.
5:15 - 6:00 p.m. At the Rabbi’s Table
We Were Slaves in Egypt
In Person Only
The topic on tonight’s table is: We Were Slaves in Egypt. Delve into the connection between Passover and social justice.
Learn and enjoy a nosh with Rabbi Rodich right before services for a taste of Jewish learning on a variety of topics to start your Shabbat off right. Free and open to all, no registration required—just drop in! Each session stands on its own, so come to as many as you’d like.
Further topics at the table include:
April 18: Song of Songs. This ancient love story is read during Passover—come find out why!
April 25: Liberation Theology for Jews. What does our tradition teach us about moving from pain and oppression to expansiveness and freedom?
6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service
Sanctuary · Stream
Click here to livestream the service
Saturday, April 12
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.
PASSOVER
The first Seder is Saturday evening, April 12. The holiday of Pesach, or Passover, falls on the Hebrew calendar dates of Nissan 15-21. This year, Passover begins before sundown on Saturday, April 12, 2025, with the first Seder, and ends after nightfall on Saturday, April 19, 2025.
Passover is one of the three major pilgrimage festivals and commemorates the Israelites’ Exodus from Egypt, and their transition from slavery to freedom.
Sunday, April 13
9:00 a.m. Learning at the Lake: A Passover Walk and Talk with Our Clergy
Meet at Lake of the Isles at 22nd Street and East Lake of the Isles Parkway
Registration Required: Click Here to Register
Join our clergy for a reflective Passover walk around the lake as we pause at various points along the path to study and deepen our Passover observance. Registration is required. If inclement weather affects our plans, we will contact you with updated location details.
Friday, April 18
5:15 p.m. Oneg Reception
Come for a light nosh and socialize in community before the service.
Did you know you can sponsor an oneg? Contact Judith Friedman at jfriedman@templeisrael.com or 612-374-0342 to recognize a special moment, honor a loved one, or share gratitude with an oneg. Your generosity will be recognized on your selected Shabbat.
5:15 - 6:00 p.m. At the Rabbi’s Table
Song of Songs
In Person Only
The topic on tonight’s table is: Song of Songs. This ancient love story is read during Passover—come find out why!
Learn and enjoy a nosh with Rabbi Rodich right before services for a taste of Jewish learning on a variety of topics to start your Shabbat off right. Free and open to all, no registration required—just drop in! Each session stands on its own, so come to as many as you’d like.
Further topics at the table include:
April 25: Liberation Theology for Jews. What does our tradition teach us about moving from pain and oppression to expansiveness and freedom?
6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat and Seventh Day of Passover Service
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As Passover ends, our Shabbat service includes special prayers and blessings for the festival.
Saturday, April 19
9:00 a.m. Shabbat and Seventh Day of Passover Torah Study with Yizkor Prayers
Zoom Only*
To join by phone, dial 312-626-6799; Meeting ID: 829 710 549 04
Join Temple Israel’s clergy for a Torah study for Shabbat and the conclusion of Passover, a day we associate with our ancestors crossing of the Sea of Reeds as we continue the journey toward freedom. We will also include Yizkor prayers offering a time to remember loved ones who are no longer with us.
*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.
Manny Gabler
Photo Credit: David Sherman, Transfer of Memory
Friday, April 25
5:15 p.m. Oneg Reception
Come for a light nosh and socialize in community before the service.
Did you know you can sponsor an oneg? Contact Judith Friedman at jfriedman@templeisrael.com or 612-374-0342 to recognize a special moment, honor a loved one, or share gratitude with an oneg. Your generosity will be recognized on your selected Shabbat.
5:15 - 6:00 p.m. At the Rabbi’s Table
Liberation Theology for Jews
In Person Only
The topic on tonight’s table is: Liberation Theology for Jews. What does our tradition teach us about moving from pain and oppression to expansiveness and freedom?
Learn and enjoy a nosh with Rabbi Rodich right before services for a taste of Jewish learning on a variety of topics to start your Shabbat off right. Free and open to all, no registration required—just drop in! Each session stands on its own, so come to as many as you’d like.
6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service Commemorating Yom HaShoah: Survival in Shanghai
Guest Speak Manny Gabler
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Manny Gabler was raised in Shanghai, China, as a Jewish refugee. He joins us this Shabbat to share his story. From 1937 to 1941 the open port of Shanghai, China, allowed more than 20,000 stateless Jews seeking refuge from Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia to temporarily settle in the Hongkou area of the city. There, starting in 1943, Jewish refugees were required to live in a one square mile unwalled ghetto. Manfred “Manny” Sigmund Gabler was only a year old when his parents arrived in the city on the eve of the outbreak of World War II. Gabler joins us to recount growing up in Shanghai, his experience of the war as a child, and his family’s journey to the United States.
Saturday, April 26
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 Micah Jeffers, child of Alina Goldburt Jeffers & Matthew Jeffers.
Sunday, April 27
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Drop In Mah Jongg
RSVP the Friday before game date
Temple Israel
Temple Israel Sisterhood invites you to Drop-in Mah Jongg! All are welcome. If you can, shlep a mahj set; if you'd like, bring a snack to share.
RSVP to Gayle Deshong by text at 612-203-2422 by the Friday before the game date with your name, cell number, and play level: beginner, intermediate, or expert.
Play dates: October 27, November 10 and 24, December 8 and 15, January 12 and 26, February 9 and 23, March 2 and 16, April 6 and 27, and May 4.
Friday, May 2
5:15 p.m. Oneg Reception
Come for a light nosh and socialize in community before the service.
6:00 p.m. Erev Shabbat Service to Say Farewell to Cantor Sharett-Singer and Celebrate Israel with Nava Tehila Founders Band
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Nava Tehila Founders Band will join us for this joyous and inspirational Shabbat prayer experience celebrating Israel. At this service we will thank Cantor Sharett-Singer for the many gifts she has brought to Temple Israel: her beautiful voice and inspirational music at our worship services and life cycle events, and her dedication to our b’nai mitzvah students and families. Join us on this Shabbat as we express our appreciation to Cantor Sharett-Singer, and our excitement for her and her family as they begin a new chapter.
Saturday, May 3
9:00 a.m. Musical and Spiritual Torah Study with Nava Tehila
In Person Only
This special in-person gathering includes a musical service, Torah reading, and study. Nava Tehila musical guests include Daphna Rosenberg, Yoel Sykes, Jesse Chevan, and Yoni Avi Battat.
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service
In Person Only
Including the B'nai Mitzvah ceremony of Louis Rosenberg, child of Samantha & Brian Rosenberg.
Sunday, May 4
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Drop In Mah Jongg
RSVP the Friday before game date
Temple Israel
Temple Israel Sisterhood invites you to Drop-in Mah Jongg! All are welcome. If you can, shlep a mahj set; if you'd like, bring a snack to share.
RSVP to Gayle Deshong by text at 612-203-2422 by the Friday before the game date with your name, cell number, and play level: beginner, intermediate, or expert.
Play dates: October 27, November 10 and 24, December 8 and 15, January 12 and 26, February 9 and 23, March 2 and 16, April 6 and 27, and May 4.
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
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Saturday, May 10
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 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.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.