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.
SHIR MAGIC: An Evening of Jewish Music with Jacob ‘Spike’ Kraus, Saturday, November 7 • 7:00PM
Join us for our annual Shir Magic concert, held in loving memory of Rabbi Jerry Brieger z”l, featuring the joyful and inspiring music of Jacob ‘Spike’ Kraus – with a special appearance by the Temple Emanuel Band! Make it a Shabbat experience: 4:30 PM • PJ Havdalah for Families. A special Havdalah experience with Spike … Continue reading “SHIR MAGIC: An Evening of Jewish Music with Jacob ‘Spike’ Kraus, Saturday, November 7 • 7:00PM”
REVERSE TASHLICH – Sunday, October 4, 2026
Join us for the Annual Temple Emanuel Reverse Tashlich – an event that not only cleans up a beach, but symbolically—and practically—removes people’s sins from the ocean. “For hundreds of years, Jews have symbolically thrown their sins into the water on Rosh Hashana,” says Karen Fenichel, chair. “We’re going to remove some of humankind’s sins … Continue reading “REVERSE TASHLICH – Sunday, October 4, 2026”
Introducing EasyShul!
I am so excited to share that we have finished our EasyShul implementation. EasyShul is our new membership database which makes it easier for all of us to connect and has features to help TE run more smoothly. From an office perspective, EasyShul is the system that Sara, Lynn and our treasurers use to organize … Continue reading “Introducing EasyShul!”
Slach lanu…forgive us before the High Holy Days?
In our tradition, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are known as the most awe-inspiring and powerful Holy Days of the year. And in our modern reality, they continue to draw Jews together in a remarkable way. For many people, whether they are in the synagogue every week or only occasionally, coming together as a community … Continue reading “Slach lanu…forgive us before the High Holy Days?”
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!”