Celebrating construction rather than destruction, Temple Emanuel dedicated the Jonas and Barbara Miller Family education wing on Friday, September 11, 2015. Highlights of the event included the ribbon cutting and installation of a mezuzah on the entrance to the new wing. The mezuzah, generously donated by Congregation Mishkan Israel, was affixed by Rabbis Michael Farbman and Herb Brockman. The remainder of the evening included the congregation’s annual Shabbat Under the Stars cookout and Kabbalat Shabbat service.
The unification of synagogue life in one building is the culmination of the congregation’s 40-plus years in Orange. The new wing houses the religious school and the temple offices. The library is named for the Berkowitz family and the Rabbi’s study is named for the congregation’s Rabbi Emeritus, Gerald Brieger. The majority of the funds for the One Campus project came from members of the congregation, and was supplemented by a $75,000 matching grant from the Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven.
The congregation is planning a dinner in celebration of the major donors to the One Campus project on Saturday, December 5.