Family Programming

Welcome to Family First at Temple Emanu-El: your destination for exciting, educational, and experiential family programming!

Connect with other families and celebrate Shabbat, holidays, and other Jewish experiences together throughout the year. 

We look forward to seeing you and your family at our dynamic events all year long!

For more information on any of our programs, please contact:
Rachel Cohn  
Director of Youth & Family Programming 
rcohn@teprov.org

Upcoming Events

Ongoing Events

Parparim: A Judaim-Infused Playgroup at Temple Emanu-El (ages 2-3) – 9:45 AM - 11:00 am, one Sunday / month
Join facilitator, Niamh Maddock-Hallaren in the Sisterhood Lounge for Temple Emanu-El's new twos and threes group. There will be free play time, a guided parent-child activity, and more time to play and get to know each other. We are offering this group FREE OF CHARGE, please feel free to invite your friends! 

Email Rachel Cohn, rcohn@teprov.org, to sign up for Parparim! 

Tot Shabbat (ages birth-5) – 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Tot Shabbat is a weekly service for families with young children.  There are songs, stories and even a Torah march! 

We have Tot Shabbat every Saturday of the year, except for the Shabbat closest to December 25, December 31, and July 4.  

Junior Congregation (ages 6–11) 

Parsha Play + Snack:  10:45 am

Jr. Congregation kids service: 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Come and enjoy a weekly interactive service designed especially for elementary school aged students. Children will be led through an abbreviated service, with teachings about the prayers and interactive activities included.  Services are led by teen Jr. Cong. leaders with guidance from Ma'ayan Stutman-Shaw, our USY advisor and Shabbat youth activities leader. 

Shabbat B’Yahad: Learning Experiences for the Whole Family – 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Calling all kids in Kindergarten-7th Grade and their parents! Join us every month to learn, play, pray, and celebrate Shabbat together! We will begin with a Torah Parade in the Main Sanctuary, followed by interactive Shabbat services/programs for kids and their families available for grades K-2, 3-5, and 6/7. After these services, we will conclude in the Main Sanctuary, where kids will help to lead Adon Olam, followed by Kiddush lunch and open play time in the gym!

Open Play: 
Join us every Shabbat from 12:30-1:30 for open play in the Goldberg Auditorium. Every child must have an adult supervising them (parent, friend, etc). Games include basketball, corn hole, tumbling mats, wood blocks and more!