Welcome to the new Congregation Emanu-El website!

This site is currently under development, but check back soon for additional content and information about our community. We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming service or event!

Congregation Emanu-El is a Reform Jewish community serving the Inland Northwest. Our mission is to provide a welcoming and inclusive Jewish community that is committed to learning about and celebrating the spirituality and history of Judaism. We invite you to browse our website, attend an event, or contact us for further information.

Services are held in the CEE rooms on the west side of the Temple Beth Shalom building, at 1322 E 30th Ave, Spokane, WA, unless otherwise indicated.

Upcoming Services and Events

(Check Calendar tab above for additional information):

Jan. 15 - Tikkun Olam Discussion on "Refugees and Immigration: A Jewish Perspective".  4:00 PM at the home of Bonnie Mandel - see your newletter for additional information and to RSVP

Jan. 19, 21 & 22 - Spokane Area Jewish Film Festival.  See http://sajfs.org/our-programs/sjcff/ for complete information.

Jan. 20 - Shabbat Services
6:00 - Joint Tot Shabbat for families with young children
6:30 - Joint potluck dairy dinner
7:30 - CEE Erev Shabbat Services with Rabbi Tamar, followed by an oneg

Jan. 22 - CEE Board Meeting @ 3:00 pm

Jan. 27 - Erev Shabbat Service at Gonzaga, led by Rabbi Elizabeth Goldstein in the Hemingson Center, room 311.  6:00 pm.

Jan. 28 - Shabbat Service with Rabbi Tamar Malino at 9:30.  There will be special activities for children during the service, followed by a potluck dairy lunch.

Jan. 29 - Congregation Conversation Meeting from 1:00-3:30.  Every voice from our congregation is important as we continue to design our future and make plans for the upcoming year. We will review highlights from our earlier conversation and discuss how the vision, successes and needs we identified in our discussions can be best realized as we plan the year ahead. Childcare provided.

Jan. 30 - Tikkun Olam opportunity at Second Harvest Food Bank from 5:30-7:30 PM.  See you newsletter for additional information.

Youth Education -  Every Sunday morning from 9:45-12:00. 

 Midrasha High - Thursdays at 7 PM

Schisms and Unity in the Jewish Community - Thursday, January 5, 12, 26 from 7-8:30 PM.  Class will be taught by Rabbi E. Goldstein.  Individual Jews make important and far reaching decisions about personal practice, institutional support, outlooks and ideologies. These "Jewish identity markers" are highly relevant in shaping the Jewish community now and into the future. Each class will have an ancient textual component (text study) and modern responses.

Adult B'nei Mitzvah Class - A year long course starting on Sunday, January 8, 2017 from 10-11 AM.

Hebrew through Prayer - A year long course starting on Sunday, January 8 from 11:15-12:15.  Introduction to grammar and vocabulary. You will need to know decoding (reading) Hebrew.