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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…
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Standing with our people…
On Tuesday, November 14th, a number of TE members joined the Greater New Haven delegation and traveled to Washington, DC to participate in the March for Israel. It…
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We Are Family
When I was young (many years ago), I used to wonder why many of the school holidays came around the same time. We have just gone through a…
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2023-2024 Temple Emanuel Tikkun Olam Activities
Your Tikkun Olam Committee encourages your active support and participation in the following activities. Please read The Shofar and the weekly Shofar Blasts for more information concerning all…
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High Holy Days 5784 (2023) at Temple Emanuel
Joint URJ Selichot service (hosted by Congregation B’nai Israel, Southbury) Saturday, Sep 9, 7.00pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Friday, September 15, 8:00 PM Rosh Hashanah I day – Saturday,…
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A FAMILY’S JOURNEY
Every family seeking refuge in the United States has a story to tell. Yuri, Olga, Emma, and Masha reunited two weeks ago when Yuri drove to the Canadian…
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Taking care of the stranger in the strange land
The three weeks between the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av are a period of mourning in Jewish tradition. On the 17th of Tammuz the walls…
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Celebrating a TE milestone
A few years ago, while sorting through some of the archives of Temple Emanuel, and marveling at some of the history (including terrific photos and a collection of…
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Temple Emanuel is turning 60!
“It was 1962 and the world was changing! A forward-thinking group of families with a keen sense of their Jewishness and a pioneer spirit had the desire to…
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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…
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AFTER SOCIAL DISTANCING: SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION BEGINS !!
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems hard to see our way through to the other side. What will the “new normal” look like when this…
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CONNECTING WHILE SEPARATE
The Coronavirus pandemic is a time like none other in our lives. The loss of control, of daily routine and physical intimacy have impacted many of us in…