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Stories, announcements and photos from our community.
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Learning Together: Why Communal Study Matters Now
A few weeks ago I lost my chavruta, a study partner with whom I learned together throughout the rabbinical school and beyond. Rabbi Dr. Robert Ash was not…
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Getting involved at TE
I hope by the time you are reading this the snow has mostly melted and spring is slowly making her way to us. We had some wonderful events…
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REMEMBERING THE HOUSE: HOW WE BECAME A UNITED COMMUNITY
Did you know it has been ten years since the TE house came down? Six months have passed and I still think one of the best things about…
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Wrapping Ourselves in Prayer: The Tallit at Temple Emanuel
One of the most visible and meaningful ritual garments in Jewish life is the tallit, the prayer shawl that many of us wrap around our shoulders during worship.…
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Joy and Laughter
In the TE lobby before Selichot services, Lenny told me that my Shofar articles don’t all need to be serious. Some can be funny or at least light-hearted. …
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Season of Learning and Connection
The Festivals of the month of Tishrei are over, we got to dance with the Torah scrolls on Simchat Torah, and breathed a little easier as we watched…
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Temple Emanuel Members Clean Woodmont Beach as part of the New Year Celebration
For 50 members of Temple Emanuel of Greater New Haven, cleaning up trash helps right some of the world’s wrongs MILFORD, Conn. – It’s amazing what you can…
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Tikkun Olam Activities August 2025 – June 2026 Temple Emanuel
Your Tikkun Olam Committee encourages your active support and participation with the following activities. Please read The Shofar and the weekly Shofar Blasts for more information concerning all…
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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…
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CONTINUING A TRADITION OF FRIENDSHIP TO KEEP TE STRONG
Welcome new TE President Lindsey Sussman! I am honored to be writing my first article as TE’s president. Since we first joined in 2013, I have loved TE,…
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Honoring the past, building the future…
A few weeks ago, at the TE Annual Meeting, I talked about Phil Pivawer z’l and his legacy. Phil served as President of Temple Emanuel twice, over 50…
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SO LONG, IT’S BEEN GOOD TO KNOW YA
This is it – my final Shofar column. “This is the end”. Five years of serving as president of Temple Emanuel spread out over two terms—the first was…