Temple B'nai Emet

12/02/2025

Continuing this Saturday, December 6th we will begin services at 9:30 am. Services are in person and on Zoom. All are welcome so please join us. If you need the Zoom link contact the office at (626 (545-2053 and we will send you the link.

This Sunday December 7th we will continue our Miller Introduction to Judaism. The session will begin at 9:00 am and conclude by 11:30 am. You do not need to be a Temple member (even though we encourage you to join). If you are interested or have any questions contact the office. Printed material is available after registration.

11/05/2025

Starting this Saturday, November 8th we will begin services at 9:30 am. Services are in person and on Zoom. All are welcome so please join us. If you need the Zoom link contact the office at (626)545-2053 and we will send you the link.

Due to unforeseen circumstances we were unable to begin the 18 week Introduction to Judaism course. Michael Feldman will lead the classes on Zoom and 3 or 4 classes in person. This course can be a source of information for anyone considering conversion as well as anyone desiring to delve deeper into their knowledge of Judaism—
Jewish or not Jewish. Everyone interested is invited to join us in person and on Zoom. Some areas of instruction include: food rituals, Judaism today, Holocaust, prayer studies in temple and home, holidays and much more.

You do not need to be a Temple member (even though we encourage you to join). We will begin instruction on Sunday, November 16th at 9 am. If you are interested or have any questions please contact the office. We are only charging $100 for members and $175 for non-members.

The classes will continue thru March of 2026. Further details will be discussed at the first session.

10/09/2025

We will be having Sabbath services in person and on Zoom this Saturday, October 11th at 10 am. If you would like to join us please make sure the office has your email address so you can receive the Sabbath link for Zoom if you are unable to attend in person. We encourage everyone to try and come in person so we can have a Minyon and be able to do the entire Torah service.

On Tuesday, October 14th at 10 am we will conduct the Shemini Atzerat service which includes a Yiskor service. Later that evening we will celebrate Simchat Torah at 7 pm. Please join us in the celebration!

09/30/2025

We will be continuing our High Holiday schedule as follows:

Wednesday, October 1st Kol Nidre. We will meet at 4:30pm for a short Kaparot service. Then at 5pm the temple will provide a light meal before the Kol Nidre service which will begin at 6:30 pm

Thursday, October 2nd at 9:30 am we will begin our Yom Kippur service.

Saturday, October 4th we will hold our regular Sabbath service beginning at 10:00 am.

Next week begins Sukkot and our services will begin at 10:00 am on Tuesday, October 7th and Wednesday, October 8th. We invite everyone to join us in person if you can and on Zoom. Remember: a special link will be used for Zoom attendance. This is not the regular Sabbath link so be sure to purchase tickets in advance. Contact the office if you wish to purchase a “seat”!

09/15/2025

We will be conducting Sabbath services this Saturday, September 20th at 10am with Spiritual Leader Michael Feldman conducting. We invite everyone to join us. Michael will be speaking about the upcoming High Holidays so join us if you are able. If you cannot join in person, join us on Zoom. If we do not have your email address contact the office at 626-545-2053 and supply Val with your address and she will see you get the Sabbath link.

Below you will find the High Holiday schedule. Remember you MUST buy a seat “virtual or in person” to receive the High Holiday link. The regular Sabbath link will not work. Here is the schedule:

Eruv Rosh Hashana Sept. 22nd 5:45 pm
Rosh Hashana Sept. 23rd and Sept. 24th 9:30 am

Kol Nidre October 1st 6:15 pm
Yom Kippur October 2nd 9:30 am

Sukkot October 7th and 8th 10 am

Shemini Atzerat Yiskor October 14th. 10 am

Simchat Torah October 14th 7 pm
Simchat Torah October 15th 10 am

08/15/2025

We will be conducting Sabbath services this Saturday, August 16th at 10am with Spiritual Leader Michael Feldman conducting. We invite everyone to join us. Michael will be speaking about the upcoming High Holidays so join us if you are able. If you cannot join in person, join us on Zoom. If we do not have your email address contact the office at 626-545-2053 and supply Val with your address and she will see you get the Sabbath link.

Due to unforeseen circumstances we were unable to begin the 18 week Introduction to Judaism course. Michael Feldman will lead the classes on Zoom and 3 or 4 classes in person. This course can be a source of information for anyone considering conversion as well as anyone desiring to delve deeper into their knowledge of Judaism— Jewish or not Jewish. Everyone interested is invited to join us in person and on Zoom. Some areas of instruction include: food rituals, Judaism today, Holocaust, prayer studies in temple and home, holidays and much more.

You do not need to be a Temple member (even though we encourage you to join). We will begin the instruction on Sunday, October 19th at 10 am. If you are interested or have any questions contact the office. We are only charging $100 for members and $175 for non-members.

The High Holidays are approaching and information will be found in the Clarion and later on Facebook.

06/30/2025

We will be beginning the 18 week Miller Introduction to Judaism course in affiliation with the American Jewish University.
Our spiritual leader Michael Feldman will be the instructor. This course can be a source of information for anyone considering conversion as well as anyone wanting to delve deeper into their knowledge of Judaism—Jewish or not Jewish. Everyone interested is invited to join us in person and on Zoom. Some areas of instruction include: food rituals, Judaism today, Holocaust, prayer studies in temple and home, holidays and much more.

You do not need to be a temple member—all are welcome. The class will begin on Sunday, July 13th at 9am. Most classes will be conducted over Zoom but we hope to have 3 or 4 sessions in person at the temple. The 18 week course is only $100 per member family and $175 per family for non member families. If you are interested contact Valerie in the office. If we don’t have your contact email information contact the Office so we can send you the link.

We will be conducting services this Saturday July 5th at 10 am. We hope you are able to join us. Everyone is invited to join us. We hope you can attend in person but you if are unable to join us in person we will also be available on Zoom. If you need the link please contact Val in the office (626)545-2053 and provide your email address and she will see that you receive the link.

In case you don’t check Facebook very often we now have a website—templebnaiemet.org. We have information for events, services, candle lighting times, our legacy and of course how to donate and support us online. Check us out.

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06/03/2025

We will be beginning an 18 week Introduction to Judaism course in the near future. Our spiritual leader Michael Feldman will be the instructor. This course can be a source of information for anyone considering conversion as well as anyone wanting to delve deeper into their knowledge of Judaism—Jewish or not Jewish. Everyone interested is invited to join us in person and on Zoom. Some areas of instruction include: food rituals, Judaism today, Holocaust, prayer studies in temple and home, holidays and much more.

We will advertise for people to join the class. You do not need to be a temple member—all are welcome. Details will follow as to dates and cost of the class. If you are interested, contact the office and let us know you are interested. If we don’t have your contact email information contact the Office so we can send out information.

05/27/2025

We will be conducting services this Saturday May 31st at 10 am. We hope you are able to join us. Everyone is invited to join us. We hope you can join us in person but you if are unable to join us in person we will also be available on Zoom. If you need the link please contact Val in the office (626)545-2053 and provide your email address. She will see that you receive the link.

In case you don’t check Facebook very often we now have a website—templebnaiemet.org. We have information for events, services, candle lighting times, our legacy and of course how to donate and support us online. Check us out.

Shavuot is right around the corner and we will observe it on Monday, June 2nd at 10 am in person and on Zoom. A Yiskor service will be part of our service.

Join us while we celebrate the harvest of the first fruits and commemorate the giving of the Torah and Commandments at Mt. Sinai. Contact the office if you need the link.

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05/16/2025

We will be conducting services this Saturday May 17th at 10 am. We hope you are able to join us. Everyone is invited to join us. We hope you can join us in person but you if are unable to join us in person we will also be available on Zoom. If you need the link please contact Val in the office (626)545-2053 and provide your email address. She will see that you receive the link.

In case you don’t check Facebook very often we now have a website—www.templebnaiemet.org. We have information for events, services, candle lighting times, our legacy and of course how to donate and support us online. Check us out!

Discover insights, teachings, and community.

05/07/2025

We will be conducting services this Saturday May 10th at 10 am. We hope you are able to join us. Everyone is invited to join us. We hope you can join us in person but you if are unable to join us in person we will also be available on Zoom. If you need the link please contact Val in the office (626)545-2053 and provide your email address. She will see that you receive the link.

We want to thank everyone who contributed to our Book of Remembrance this year. We used it for the first time for the Yiskor service on April 19th and will use it through the year. We thank all of you who made a donation for the Book of Remembrance.

05/02/2025

We will be conducting services this Saturday May 3rd at 10 am. We hope you are able to join us. Everyone is invited to join us. We hope you can join us in person but you if are unable to join us in person we will also be available on Zoom. If you need the link please contact Val in the office (626)545-2053 and provide your email address. She will see that you receive the link.

We want to thank everyone who contributed to our Book of Remembrance this year. We used it for the first time for the Yiskor service on April 19th and will use it through the year. We thank all of you who made a donation for the Book of Remembrance.