Temple Emanuel is a warm, caring, and open community. As a small but growing Reform synagogue, our members have the opportunity to know one another and to have meaningful input into how our synagogue operates. Temple Emanuel is a participatory, diverse, non-judgmental, and intellectually vibrant congregation. Our membership comes from many towns in the greater New Haven area, and the Valley, adding to the diversity of our congregation.
SO LONG, IT’S BEEN GOOD TO KNOW YA
This is it – my final Shofar column. “This is the end”. Five years of serving as president of Temple Emanuel spread out over two terms—the first was for two years, which commenced on July 1, 2015; the second for three years and commenced on July 1, 2022. This is my final term and it … Continue reading “SO LONG, IT’S BEEN GOOD TO KNOW YA”
Ki MiTzion Tetze Torah…
Back in 2019, when we began the process of restoring our Holocaust Memorial scroll, we discussed the possibility of using the ‘extra’ Torah scroll that will come out of our Ark to help support a community that could really use one of their own. A few months ago we received a request on behalf of … Continue reading “Ki MiTzion Tetze Torah…”
TORAHS OF TEMPLE EMANUEL
by Peter Stolzman For most Jews, the Torah elicits a variety of feelings and meanings. The scrolls we use in our worship services teach us the lessons and history of the Hebrew people. Some think of the Torah as the divine word of G-d, others feel it is a chronological history of the beginnings of … Continue reading “TORAHS OF TEMPLE EMANUEL”
Temple Emanuel Memorial Torah Scroll #1178 – back in our Ark!
Temple Emanuel houses in our Ark the Holocaust Memorial Scroll #1178, a scroll that belonged to the destroyed Jewish community of Horazdovice, Czechoslovakia, a community that perished in the flames of the Holocaust. This scroll is one of several hundred Czech Torah scrolls that survived the Holocaust, eventually coming to the Westminster Synagogue in London, … Continue reading “Temple Emanuel Memorial Torah Scroll #1178 – back in our Ark!”