Kehillah (Young Adults)

Kehillah (Congregation) is a center of Jewish life for young adults in their twenties and thirties in Tucson. Our goal is to create and sustain a community dedicated to Jewish learning, spirituality and service. We are open to all young adults, regardless of background, affiliation, or identification. We are an auxiliary of Temple Emanu-El.  For more information, please contact Sara Baker at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Rabbi Jason Holtz at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or (520) 327-4501.

Exciting news for Temple Emanu-El's Young Adults!

We have been selected by the Union for Reform Judaism to take place in their young adults community of practice! We will be working with seven other congregations from around the country to grow our young adults programming. This is an 18 month program and we hope to come up with some innovative ideas. Rabbi Holtz and I will head out to Chicago to meet the representatives from the other congregations at the end of January- we will tell you what we learn at the Young Adults Visioning and Organizing event at BJ's Restaurant on February 4th. We will be looking for some others to join us on the young adult committee. If you have any questions on the program or are interested in joining the committee, please email me at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  READ MORE

Upcoming Events

June 2013

June 13, 2013, 6:00pm to 7:00pm - Young Adults Event
Temple Emanu-El, 225 N. Country Club Road - Weiner School Auditorium
Stay tuned for more details!

Special Young Adult Membership

Joining Temple Emanu-El

Please consider joining Temple Emanu-El and be a part of something special. Our synagogue is an exciting and extraordinarily active place, and we pride ourselves on being a warm and caring community. Temple Emanu-El is many things for our congregants: a holy place to worship God, a center to learn about and experience our amazingly rich Jewish tradition, a comfortable location to meet and make friends, a working center of living Judaism. It is also a place of creative exploration, where we can seek that which moves and excites us religiously and intellectually.

Your membership helps to support many aspects of the Jewish community, from programming for young adults, to education, to support for individuals and families in need and more.

No Membership Dues for Young Adults!

Anyone up to the age of 29 may join Temple Emanu-El without payng Temple dues. 

How it works: 

• You become a member of Temple Emanu-El with all of the benefits of Temple membership, including, but not limited to: the satisfaction of being a part of the Jewish community, High Holy Day admission cards, member rates for all programs, access to Temple rabbis for life cycle events and pastoral care and more.
• Commit to attend at least any one Temple program per month such as a Shabbat service, an Adult Education class, a Kehillah (our young adults group) event, or a social action project.
• Make at least one meaningful financial contribution to Temple Emanu-El per year to support Jewish life. Temple Emanu-El will direct at least half of all such contributions directly towards Kehillah, our young adults group. The rest will go towards supporting the mission of Temple Emanu-El generally, including Jewish education, Jewish spirituality and worship, and more. The amount of the financial pledge is totally up to you. 
• Fill out and sign the Membership Brit, Covenant.
• That's it!