Archive: January 2026

Adult B’nai Torah

Posted on January 13, 2026

January 13, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – This is the second year of study that will culminate on June 19 when the class members are called up to chant Torah.

Choir Rehearsal

Posted on January 13, 2026

January 13, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – For more information about the choir, contact our music director, Philip Mayer.

January Lunch and Learn with David Diskin: My Israel Adventure from the Seat of a Bike

Posted on January 14, 2026

January 14, 2026 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Micah member David Diskin will speak about his 3 week trip to Israel, including the Israel Bike Ride from Jerusalem to Eilat to raise money for the Arava Institute, which brings young Israeli, Jordanian, Moroccan and Palestinian students together to work on common regional environmental issues.  About the Speaker: David, 78, is an avid biker […]

E-vrit (3rd-7th Grades)

Posted on January 14, 2026

January 14, 2026 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm –

E-vrit (3rd-7th Grades)

Posted on January 15, 2026

January 15, 2026 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm –

Lay Musician Ensemble

Posted on January 15, 2026

January 15, 2026 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – The Lay Musician Ensemble meets the third Thursday of the month unless otherwise specified. If you play an instrument and want to join us for fun, fellowship, and possible future opportunities to share music with the community, we’d love to have you. Come join music director Philip Mayer and fellow musicians as we continue to […]

Climate Action Group Meeting

Posted on January 15, 2026

January 15, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – We meet monthly and use email to share ideas and information. We find ways to act individually and together – at home, at Micah, and beyond – to help slow climate change. Join us at Micah or by Zoom. To get involved, contact the Climate Action Group.

Israeli + Palestinian Film Series Discussion Group (Online Only)

Posted on January 15, 2026

January 15, 2026 @ 7:15 pm – 8:00 pm – Take a deep dive into the wider cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts of the region through the medium of contemporary narrative film. Led by Rabbi Slakman, the selected films will uplift directors with diverse identities, and realities that span political, social, and religious spectrums. Titles will be released at the beginning of each month and […]

Oneg

Posted on January 16, 2026

January 16, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm – Join us in the library before the service for Temple Micah’s beloved tradition of pre-service onegs (“pre-negs”) that offers the community the opportunity to gather and reflect on the week.

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Welcoming Shabbat

Posted on January 16, 2026

January 16, 2026 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Join us for Oneg at 6 p.m., then light candles with us, join in Kiddush, and enjoy challah as we welcome Shabbat together in-person at Temple Micah or online. Contact the office to receive the video link. Learn more about our weekly Shabbat services.

Pop-up Choir Rehearsal

Posted on January 17, 2026

January 17, 2026 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am – For more information about the choir, contact our music director, Philip Mayer.

Torah Study Group

Posted on January 17, 2026

January 17, 2026 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am – Torah Portion:  Vaera – Exodus 6:2-9:35 Haftarah:  Ezekiel 28:25-29:21 Leader: Rob Contact Torah Study Group for more information about this weekly Shabbat study group which is both in person and on Zoom.

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Shabbat Morning Services – Charlie Alpert becomes Bar Mitzvah

Posted on January 17, 2026

January 17, 2026 @ 10:15 am – 11:45 am – We invite you to come together on Shabbat morning with a worship service that combines traditional liturgy with poetry, music, Torah reading, and space for private contemplation. All are welcome to gather for Kiddush after the service. Contact the office to receive the video link.

Hebrew Poetry

Posted on January 17, 2026

January 17, 2026 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm – In Temple Micah’s lay-led Hebrew poetry group, we read the poetry of Yehuda Amichai and other modern Israeli poets in Hebrew, then translate and discuss in English. We discuss how these poets’ use of biblical, liturgical, and contemporary Hebrew is accessible and insightful on many levels to those with even limited Hebrew knowledge. This group […]

NO MACHON

Posted on January 18, 2026

January 18, 2026 @ All Day –

Office Closed – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Posted on January 19, 2026

January 19, 2026 @ 12:00 am –

NO E-vrit (3rd-7th Grades)

Posted on January 19, 2026

January 19, 2026 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm –

Sacred Dance

Posted on January 20, 2026

January 20, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Contact Temple Micah for information about this group that dances weekly in the Sanctuary.

Psalms Study

Posted on January 20, 2026

January 20, 2026 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm – We will study Psalms 120 and 121, the first of the 15-psalm group known as “Songs of Ascent.”  Who or what is ascending? From where to what place?  Come and join the two-thousand- year conversation about the group as a whole and these two psalms in particular! We meet monthly online.  Check back here each […]

E-vrit (3rd-7th Grades)

Posted on January 20, 2026

January 20, 2026 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm –