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.
High Holy Days 5787 (2026) at Temple Emanuel
Joint URJ Selichot service (at Congregation Mishkan Israel) Saturday, Sept 5 @ 7:00 PM Erev Rosh Hashanah Friday, Sept 11 @ 8:00 PM Rosh Hashanah I day Saturday, Sept 12 @ 10:00 AMRosh Hashanah Children’s Service Saturday, Sept 12 @ 9:45 AMTashlich Saturday, Sept 12 immediately after the kiddush Rosh Hashanah II day Sunday, Sept … Continue reading “High Holy Days 5787 (2026) at Temple Emanuel”
SELICHOT – The Art of Apology: How to Say Sorry at Work and at Home – Saturday, Sept 5 at 7PM
Featuring Author Marjorie Ingall, followed by Havdalah and Selichot Service Our Annual Selichot Service is cohosted by Congregation Mishkan Israel, Temple Beth David of cheshire, Temple Emanuel of Greater New Haven, and B’nai Israel of Southbury. This year’s Selichot Service is hosted by Congregation Mishkan Israel, 785 Ridge Rd, Hamden
Annual BBQ and Shabbat Under the Stars! Friday, August 28, 2026
Please join us on Friday, August 28 at 5pm for the Annual TE BBQ picnic (fun activities for kids open at 4:30 pm), followed by Shabbat Service Under the Stars at 6pm! Kosher BBQ will be provided by our great chefs, complete with snacks and sides. This is a family-friendly event, and we will set … Continue reading “Annual BBQ and Shabbat Under the Stars! Friday, August 28, 2026”
Looking back, and looking ahead – celebrating a milestone.
Twenty-five years ago this month, I stood with my classmates on the bimah of West London Synagogue and received my rabbinic ordination, the semikha. Like many newly ordained rabbis, I carried a mixture of excitement, humility, idealism, and uncertainty. I knew that I wanted to help build meaningful Jewish communities, teach Torah, accompany people through … Continue reading “Looking back, and looking ahead – celebrating a milestone.”
Our Community In Numbers
During TE’s Annual Meeting in June, I shared that I enjoy looking at data as a way to orient myself. For the past decade, first when I was chair of TE’s membership committee and now as President, I like to look at as much membership data as possible to see how our community is shifting … Continue reading “Our Community In Numbers”
Reflections from Valencia
by Lindsey Sussman, Rabbi Michael Farbman, Olga Markus, Jeffrey Levick and Melissa Perkal Lindsey: l’dor va’dor My first core memory at TE was the Rosh Hashana service I attended shortly after we joined, over a decade ago. I had never been to a high holiday service and I went with a friend and her parents. … Continue reading “Reflections from Valencia”
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!”