Our Community in Pictures
Temple Israel is a warm, engaging Conservative synagogue that brings innovation and creativity to Jewish traditions. We welcome you to enjoy a sense of community, to engage with Judaism and to transform your life through Torah, worship and acts of loving kindness. Temple Israel’s programming includes uplifting and spiritually motivating services, education for both adults and children, socials for adults, youth groups, as well as community service and outreach. We encourage you to explore our website, visit our synagogue, and participate in our activities to get to know us!
ISRAEL LIVE: Featuring Members of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
Sunday, October 29 - 3:30pm
Join Temple Israel as we celebrate Israel’s 70th birthday with a once-in-a-lifetime cultural event, featuring members of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra as they perform music by famous Israeli composers. For ticket information, please click the image.
Lifelong Learning: TORAH CHAI - The Living Torah
Wednesdays, October 25, November 1 & 15 and December 6 - 7:00pm
In reaching out to other faiths in our community to respectfully learn from them, we have invited ministers of four churches in Charlotte to engage with Rabbi Ezring and Temple Israel to explore how the teachings of the Torah (Five Books of the Hebrew Bible) continue to provide inspiration. For more information, click the image.
ON THE TABLE CLT
One day. Many voices. One community.
Wednesday, October 25
Be part of the first ever On The Table Charlotte, a day for all Mecklenburg County residents to come together and talk about our community. All perspectives are welcome. All topics are On The Table. To learn more, click the image.
TORAH TOTS
Saturday, October 28 - 10:00am
Join Temple Israel along with Miss
Nancy as we celebrate Shabbat with songs, prayers, a Torah parade a story or puppet show, and a fun craft! The morning also includes a healthy, bountiful Kiddush snack. For more information, click the image
SISTERHOOD: GRAND REOPENING OF THE ROSE ROOM JUDAICA GIFT SHOP
Sunday, November 5 - 2:00-3:00pm
Sisterhood celebrates the Grand Re-
opening of The Rose Room Gift Shop
just in time for Hanukkah! Sample
delicious Kosher chocolates, meet
Jewish Author J.J. Gesher who will
introduce her new novel, see the
latest hand-painted Israeli eyeglass
frames, and much more! Click the image for more information.
A CONVERSATION WITH DR. CHRISTOPH
RUECKEL: Convicting Yesterday's Nazis in Today's German Courts.
Sunday, November 19 - 2:30pm
Come hear how Dr. Rueckel and a team of German prosecutors
have won convictions and prison sentences in German courts against Nazi criminals in their 90s, as accessories to the murder
of hundreds of thousands of Hungarian Jews in Auschwitz. Click the image for more information.