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.
Sasson v’Simcha Shabbat service with David Sasso and bluegrass quartet! Friday, May 10 @⋅7:30 PM
Please join us for a special Shabbat service – TE’s own David Sasso will lead the music with selections from his recent album, Sasson v’Simcha. Sasson v’Simcha (Joy and Delight) is a collection of bluegrass-inspired settings of the traditional Shabbat evening liturgy. The service was premiered in 2023 at Congregation Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis, Indiana, … Continue reading “Sasson v’Simcha Shabbat service with David Sasso and bluegrass quartet! Friday, May 10 @⋅7:30 PM”
2nd Night Passover Seder 5784 at TE, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 6:30 pm
You and your family are invited to celebrate the 2nd Night Passover Seder with Rabbi Farbman and your extended Temple Emanuel Family!Tuesday, April 23 @ 6:30 PMMembers & Non-Members Welcome! Early bird price of $42.50 until April 5th, $54 after. Please note – registration for the Seder has now closed. If you want to be … Continue reading “2nd Night Passover Seder 5784 at TE, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 6:30 pm”
TE Adult Education Series. Spirituality In Our Relationships: Hiding in Plain Sight. Wednesday, May 8, 7 PM
There’s Jewish spirituality hiding in plain sight, in the give-and-take between us. Rabbi Dennis Ross of Congregation Mishkan Israel will draw from his latest book, “A Year with Martin Buber” released by the Jewish Publication Society to discuss spiritual opportunities that so often pass unnoticed. Rabbi Dennis S. Ross is the author of A Year with Martin … Continue reading “TE Adult Education Series. Spirituality In Our Relationships: Hiding in Plain Sight. Wednesday, May 8, 7 PM “
How I Overcome Writer’s Block
Writing has never been my favorite form of expression. You see, I suffer from writer’s block which often leads to procrastination. My favorite form of communication is meeting and getting to know people in person. This column is a unilateral activity. I write weeks in advance and don’t get to hear your feedback contemporaneously. Nevertheless, … Continue reading “How I Overcome Writer’s Block”
To life, To Life — L’chayim…
As we approach the fourth anniversary of the Covid 19 lockdown and as we look back at the last four years, it is easy to be overwhelmed by what we have all lived through, what we have learned to live with (and, perhaps more importantly, what we have learned to live without) and what challenges … Continue reading “To life, To Life — L’chayim…”
New Torah Mantles at Temple Emanuel!
During the discussion about repairing the Holocaust Torah, it became clear that the Torah mantles we were using had seen better days. They were about 28 years old and literally falling apart.Several members of the Board had seen the work of Jeanette Kuvin Oren at the Biennial meeting and were very impressed with her work. … Continue reading “New Torah Mantles at 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!”