Temple Israel

Shabbat Evening

Friday, December 19

5:30 p.m. Oneg Shabbat

6:15 p.m. Shabbat Service

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Rabbi David Komerofsky & Suzanne Stieglitz

Torah Reading​

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D'var Torah: The Moment Before Dawn

Shabbat Morning

Saturday, December 20

Stollen Moments Torah Study in on break. We will resume January 10.

Chanukah 

Chanukah begins at sundown on Sunday, December 14. We add one candle each night for eight nights, concluding with a menorah filled with brightness.

Learn more about the festival and its customs and rituals at www.reformjudaism.org.

Advanced Intro Class

This six-session course builds on An Introduction to Judaism and is intended for students who wish to go deeper into Jewish thought, memory, theology, and identity. We will examine modern challenges and opportunities through the lens of contemporary scholarship, engaging directly with journal articles that shape the discourse in Jewish studies today. January and February 2026.

Intro to Judaism

The next 8-week series will begin Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. This series will meet via Zoom only (not in-person), and is open to all.

Register at www.templeisraelcanton.org/intro.

Yellow Pages

A new space to celebrate and support the talents and businesses of our Temple family. When you shop with, hire, or recommend a fellow member, you strengthen the bonds of our community and help sustain Jewish life in Canton. Tell them you heard about them through Temple Israel!

MLK Shabbat

Join us for the Shabbat service and reception on Friday, January 16, 2026. This is an official event of The Greater Canton MLK, Jr. Commission, and our speaker is Temple Israel board member Courtney Johnson-Benson.

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5:30 p.m. Refreshments

6:15 p.m. Service, followed by reception

Food Bank Volunteers

Join the Temple Israel volunteers at the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank for one or more of our shifts in 2026. See the dates and sign up at www.templeisraelcanton.org/foodbank.