Congregation Etz Chayim of Palo Alto

02/17/2026

02/18/2025

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01/03/2025

Etz Chayim Flametacular, 5785!

The Beyt Knesset was bursting with love, light, community, song, and prayer.

We celebrated our first 30 years, and looked forward to the next 30! 🪬

11/27/2024

We just dropped off 180 lunch bags to Hope's Corner in Mountain View!

Thanks to all the religious school families who donated food, put the bags together and decorated them so beautifully. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with Hope's Corner every year and for the incredible work they do in the community.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 🎗

11/17/2024

Tabling at the Z3 Conference at the JCC. Stop by and say hi! First table on your left. Sunflower seeds for a nosh.

11/14/2024

Concrete pouring day at Etz! Our excitement knows no bounds 😁

09/05/2024

We are getting ready for the start of the construction project! The kitchen has been emptied and moved temporarily to Room 18, and fences are up on the back patio and the parking lot. We are expecting demolition to start there early next week.
Stay tuned for more updates!

08/17/2024

We picked up something from the printers today! Can you guess what?
🪬 Shabbat shalom! 🪬

06/27/2024

What's the magic behind Congregation Etz Chayim? Why is it called Etz Chayim? And why might it be the perfect place for your family to be with other Jewish families in the Bay Area right now?

To discover this and more, we invite you to a morning of fun-filled activities for families with children 10 and under. Backyard games on our Etz Chayim lawn. A story from our master story-teller and Director of Learning, Abra Greenspan. And, Aliza Savransky, our new Religious School Director will guide us through a nature scavenger hunt that will transform into a beautiful art piece to take home.

Join Abra, Aliza and other Etz Chayim families for a joyful morning of Jewish fun and learning.

SUNDAY July 21
10:30 am - Noon
Congregation Etz Chayim, Palo Alto
Jewish Learning from the Roots Up!

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06/10/2024

We had another fabulous Etz Chayim women's retreat this shabbat! Thank you to all the organizers and all the participants who made it so enjoyable.
Hineh ma tov u'mah nayim, shevet nashim gam yachad.

Photo credit to Barbara Marcum.

05/23/2024

Rabbi Chaim and Etzniks in Spain! 🇪🇸
and Rabbi Chaim with Maimonides ✡️

05/07/2024

Chavurot T'einah and Chitah (our 2nd and 3rd graders) made beautiful Shabbat boxes.

With a challah cloth, candle holders, a tzedakah box, a wine cup and a blessing booklet, they have everything they need to celebrate Shabbat.

We predict that some of these boxes will head to college with their owners in 10 years or so!