The 2023 Elsie Adler Yom HaShoah Program
by Caryn Roman Acting Director of Lifelong Learning “Not to transmit an experience is to betray it.” – Elie Wiesel, z”l, Holocaust survivor, political activist, Nobel laureate and teacher The obligation to remember the Holocaust and its victims is so much a part of modern Jewish life that the philosopher Rabbi Dr. Emile […]
Emanu-El Downtown: Celebrating Sukkot
“Cast your bread on the water, and one day it will come back to you.” This dose of biblical study came courtesy of my kids’ new PJ Library book, Nuri and the Whale. The original text is from the book of Kohelet/Ecclesiastes. Kohelet is traditionally read on the Shabbat that falls on Sukkot, the harvest […]
JTA: In an effort to reach young families, Temple Emanu-El opens an outpost in Chelsea
Emanu-El Downtown was featured in Jewish Telegraphic Agency/New York Jewish Week, with quotes from Rabbi Joshua Davidson, Emanu-El Downtown Director Dina Mann, and members of our growing community. Want to learn more? We hope you’ll join us at the New Year Festival on our new Downtown satellite this Sunday, September 18, from 3:00-5:00 PM. For […]
An Illuminating Path at the Crossroads of Sefarad
When you think of what it means to be Jewish, lox and bagels on a Sunday morning or matzah ball soup on Passover may be some of the first things to come to mind. The commonality of sharing these traditions can make us feel like we know a Jewish person before we even meet them. […]
Emanu-El Downtown: Play. Explore. Learn.
This Friday, Jews around the world will add the shofar to their morning prayer service signaling the new Hebrew month of Elul, which precedes Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The shofar is a wake-up call. A jarring reminder to get to work on yourself, your family, and your community. My wake-up call is usually […]
Hey Alma: I Never Thought About Being Jewish Until I Left New York
Read this terrific article in Hey Alma by Religious School teacher Sophia Garcia Maier about her Sephardic heritage, and how her experience on our Lifelong Learning faculty has been a meaningful part of her Jewish Journey. “I am a New York Jew, the Jewish daughter of two unabashed New Yorkers, and I grew up in […]
Honeycomb: Am I Responsible Within My Own Community?
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Nursery School Gala Honors Alumni and Parents
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Talking With Your Teenager About Recent Events
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‘175 Years Ago Today’: A Message from Rabbi Joshua M. Davidson
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