Volunteer Spotlight: Ben Abrams
Ben Abrams had stepped up his volunteering this past year at Emanuel Congregation. He began serving as one of two facilitators for the Saturday morning Talmud class and often volunteers as a lay leader for Shabbat services. “I feel good about assisting a small, but robust, community like Emanuel,” Ben says. “There are many great, well-intentioned people like Cantor Shelly. She has given me many opportunities to lein and give divre Torah. By volunteering at Emanuel, I got expe
Teacher Appreciation at Emanuel Congregation Religious School
Wow! What an amazing school year it has been at ECRS! We just celebrated our closing day yesterday. Of course, there was plenty of celebration including a special teacher appreciation themed t'filah at the beginning of the day and a special teacher appreciation brunch at the end of the day. We played gaga and made cards to say thank you to our teachers. Our biggest highlight was the appearance of a Kona Ice truck that each of the classes got a chance to visit. We are so
