Temple Judea is a congregation proud of "Celebrating 61 Years of Jewish Learning and Living in Coral Gables" and excited about its future as a place of warmth, community, and spiritual nourishment. We recognize our important mission to enrich our ever-more complicated lives with the ever-new insights of our ancient heritage. We believe that Judaism practiced in the home and community can help endow our days with added meaning and also help us grow into better human beings.
The Reform Jewish community has a long history of generosity when natural disasters devastate communities around the world. Your generosity at this critical time enables us to play a role in recovery efforts and bring healing and hope to those whose lives have been affected. Donations to the Union for Reform Judaism Haiti Relief Fund can be made on-line or by check (note: Haiti Relief in the memo section) to:
Union for Reform Judaism Attention: Development 633 Third Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10017
The Granada Lounge - Be There!
This Year’s Premiere Fundraising Event Recognizing Jessie and Bernard Wolfson as
Due to an overwhelming response of over 300 guests, we must end ticket sales for the event. However, you may still support the Temple through a donation, or by purchasing a $100 ticket for the 50/50 raffle. Call Janice in the Temple Office for details. We look forward to a wonderfully festive evening on February 27th.
Celebrate Passover At Temple Judea
Please join your congregational family for our annual Second Night of Passover Seder on Tuesday, March 30th. This event will be catered by Fare to Remember and is a wonderful evening for the entire family. Click here to download your reservation form.
L'dor Vador From Generation to Generation: An Oral History of Temple Judea
If you missed the premium showing of L'Dor Vador From Generation to Generation: An Oral History of Temple Judea at the Adult Education Kick Off, you can still see the video below or click here to view the video via YouTube.
High Holy Day Sermons
Click here to go to Rabbi Siegal's Erev Rosh Hashanah sermon. Click here to go to Rabbi Goldberg's Rosh Hashanah Day sermon. Click here to go to Rabbi Goldberg's Yom Kippur Eve Sermon Click here to go to Rabbi Siegal's Yom Kippur Day Sermon
We are happy to announce that now you can see and hear our rabbis' High Holy Day sermons on YouTube. Click here to go to the JudeaGables channel on YouTube.
Click here to go to President Sheila Freed's Yom Kippur Speech
Temple Judea Receives Grant From The Ethel and Harry Reckson Foundation
Temple Judea is now offering a variety of support groups for our members in need. These groups will provide resources, support and guidance in a confidential setting as well as the opportunity to connect with other members of our temple community.
Al-Anon
Al-Anon is a group for relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength and hope in order to solve their common problems. This is a self-sustaining and anonymous group.
Meeting on Monday evenings from 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. beginning on November 2.
BEREAVEMENT GROUP
This adult peer support group will provide participants suffering a loss a place of comfort and understanding during this transitional life event. The Temple bereavement support group will meet in the library twice monthly on the first and third Thursdays of the month from 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
SINGLE PARENT SUPPORT GROUP
The Single Parent Support Group is a monthly support group providing emotional and practical support to single parents through discussions, education and connections with other single parents. This group is for any single, divorced, separated, widowed or never married parent. You are welcome to join the group at any point. This group will meet once a month in Rabbi Siegel’s office on Sunday mornings from 9:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
DIVORCE SUPPORT GROUP
The Divorce Support Group will meet monthly to provide emotional and practical support to women who have separated or divorced within the last two years. This group will meet once a month in Rabbi Siegel’s office on Sunday mornings from 9:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.
Temple Judea Is Here For You
The Temple Judea community is here for you, through your joys and sorrows. Lifelights are inspirational, informational booklets about challenges to our emotional and spiritual lives and how to deal with them.
Each LifeLight pamphlet is written by a wise and caring soul, someone you probably know or know about, someone who knows the inner territory of grief, doubt, confusion and longing. Each addresses the reader from a uniquely Jewish spiritual perspective. Just a few of the subjects covered are, Dealing with the Death of a Spouse, Fighting Cancer As a Family, Recognizing a Loved Ones Addiction and GettingHelp, Finding a Way To Forgive, Praying in Hard Times, Interfaith Families Making Jewish Choices, Parenting Through a Divorce. These brochures and others are available in the Rabbis Study at Temple Judea.
The Women's Emergency Network Needs Volunteers
The Women's Emergency Network is in need of volunteers. You can help by volunteering as little as 2 to 3 hours a week. Click here to go to our Social Action page for more information.
Lilith Salon Schedule
The several Lilith Salons we hosted last year were so very successful we have scheduled three more for this year. Please mark your calendars for September 16, 2009, December 16, 2009 and March 17, 2010. Please check our weekly Email Blasts as well as the Temple Judea Tidings for additional information.
More free-flowing than a book club, not as spiritual as a Rosh Chodesh group, and more intimate than a lecture; a Lilith salon is a gathering where people meet for an evening or afternoon of good talk, refreshments and renewed energy.
We Welcome New Families!
Get information on joining Temple Judea in whichever way is most convenient for you. Click here to download our 2009-2010 Membership Application Form and fax it to us at 305 665-5834 or email it to us at m.botkin@judeagables.org. You can also call Marsha Botkin at 305 667-5657 and speak with her about becoming a part of our wonderful community.
In case of an emergency, it is helpful to have important personal information right at your fingertips. Download this Lifetime Checklist, complete it, and keep it in a safe but handy place so you have it if you need it.
Sermons
Shabbat sermons are posted on our Shabbat page. Click here. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur sermons are available here.
Hospital Visitation
In order to ensure that members who are in the hospital, extended care facility, or hospice receive a visit from Rabbi Goldberg or Rabbi Siegal, the Temple staff must be notified. Click here for more information.
Help Us Communicate with You
As we update our communication process to meet the needs of our community, we are seeking to obtain an e-mail address from each of our families. Be assured that this address will only be used for Temple business, to keep temple members informed of special announcements, such as urgent notices, funerals, and reminders of upcoming events. This is a moderated list and does not generate a large volume of e-mail.. Please e-mail us directly at judeainfo@judeagables.org. In your e-mail on the subject line type in one of these words: subscribe, unsubscribe, or update, followed by your full name. You can include any other updated information, such as change of address or telephone number, in the body of your message.
