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Welcome to Congregation Kol Emeth, an egalitarian, Conservative synagogue located in the heart of Silicon Valley. We offer a warm environment for Jewish study and prayer. Through our classes and programs, congregants have many opportunities to stay involved with the synagogue and to be part of a vibrant Jewish community. Please come by and visit us soon!

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Service Times

  • August 29 - August 31, 2008 
        28 Av - 29 Av 5768 Shabbat
  • Candle lighting at 7:25 p.m.

  • Friday, August 29
  • 6:00 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Service
  • 6:00 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat b'Yachad
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  • Saturday, August 30
  • Parashat R'eih
  • Bat Mitzvah
  • 9:15 a.m. Shabbat Service
  • 11:00 a.m. Torah for Tots
  • Shabbat ends at 8:26 p.m.  p.m.
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  • Sunday, August 31
  • Rosh Chodesh Elul
  • Bar Mitzvah
  • 10:00 a.m. Rosh Chodesh Morning Service and Bar Mitzvah
  • 10:00 a.m. Talmud Class
  • 7:45 p.m. Evening Minyan
  • Daily Minyan Schedule 

 

Special Programs

 
  • Friday, September 5, 6:00 p.m.
    Kabbalat Shabbat Service and Potluck in Briones Park
    609 Maybell Ave.
    (This replaces the service at Kol Emeth)

    The Kol Emeth Family Programming Committee invites the entire congregation to Kabbalat Shabbat services and a potluck dinner in the park. Please bring a vegetarian dish - contact/RSVP to Melinda Joffe for food assignment. (For Kashrut guidelines, please see our website http://kolemeth.org/how-to) Please bring a blanket to sit on as bench sitting is limited.
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  • Sunday, September 21, To Life Jewish Street Fair
    To Life! A Jewish Cultural Street Festival showcases over 80 artists and provides live entertainment for the whole family. September 21st, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. .

Highlights

  • Kol Emeth receives NESS grant!
    NESS, Nurturing Excellence in Synagogue Schools, is a three-year, whole school program, custom-designed to meet the needs of each synagogue school. We are honored to be 1 of the 5 synagogues in the Bay Area selected for this prestigious program.
    • NESS in a project of the Bureau of Jewish Education and is modeled on a program created by the Auerbach Central Agency of Jewish Education in Philadelphia. NESS is made possible through the generous suppor of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties and PELIE.
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  • Support Our School and the Environment
    Donate a minimum of $36.00 to the Kol Emeth Education Enrichment Fund and you will receive a Kol Emeth Shopping Bag. This bag is unique. It is dark green with our logo on it. It can clip onto the shopping cart making it ideal for shopping at warehouse stores. Read about our educational programs...

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  • In Youth news:  Kol Emeth's new Hebrew program, called "Hebrish", profiled in j. Magazine. Read the article...
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