Temple Emanuel
News
Stories, announcements and photos from our community.
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Fran and Steve Grodzinsky
It all started about 40 years ago. We had recently moved to our new home and were looking for a Sunday school for our daughter to start her…
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Nancy and Mark Weber
We were engaged, but not yet married, and knew we wanted to be part of a Reform synagogue. Temple Emanuel was close to where we lived at the…
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Betty Goldberg (Orange)
In 1968 my husband and I came to Connecticut for one year of his residency. We had no plans of putting down roots, since this was simply another stop…
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Barbara P. Berkowitz
My path to a committed and treasured Jewish life has had bumps, ruts, peaks, and valleys. Since 1981, when my family moved to Connecticut and joined Temple…
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Anne and Larry Eisner
TE is a welcoming and supportive community and one that has made important differences in each of our lives. That’s our strongest reason for deciding to participate in…
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Diane and Harvey Ruben
We were pleased and honored to participate in the Leave a Legacy program so enthusiastically and skillfully established by our Temple committee. Members since 1975, we have embraced…
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Max and Nancy Case
Twenty-seven years ago we joined Temple Emanuel. We found a warm, joyous, musical, and vibrant community- some things never change! Over the years, we experienced numerous transitions: from…
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Philip Pivawer
Charitable contributions have always been part of our family DNA. When I sold my chemical business in 1997, my wife Barbara and I each set up a trust…
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Jean and Jim Silk
Our family moved to Connecticut in 1999. The adjustment was difficult, especially for our 12-year-old daughter – it was her Bat Mitzvah year. Finding a synagogue was a…
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Steven and Barbara Goldhamer
We joined TE a few years after relocating to Connecticut. While we both had pretty typical Jewish upbringings, we had never been affiliated with a congregation during our…
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A year of the Mensch
By Olga Markus Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn. – Benjamin Franklin As a teacher and a member of…
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iEngage at Temple Emanuel: Jewish Values and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
A Shalom Hartman Institute Lecture and Study Series led by Rabbi Michael Farbman Through video lectures, text study, and lively group discussion, we are pleased to bring the…