Emanuel Congregation | Reform Jewish Synagogue

Jewish music. It pulled me in, heart first, and it’s been part of the blood that flows through my body ever since I was a child. Although...

This week we come to the Torah portion of Yitro - my Bat Mitzvah portion, circa 1998. You may not know this section by name, but I am...

“Fear is a powerfully creative force. Every great invention and every intellectual advance has behind it as a part of its motivation the...

I am fortunate that, as part of my role here at Emanuel Congregation, I am given the opportunity to serve on faculty at our Union of...

“Mom, why do you have to go to Arizona for ‘so long’ for work? Can’t you just fly home each night and go back the next morning?” Such a...

Earlier this year, Emanuel Congregation created the Legacy Renewal Team to build a sustainable future for the community and to stabilize...

Ben Zoma said: Who is rich? He who rejoices in his lot, as it is said: “You shall enjoy the fruit of your labors, you shall be happy and...

Fall is my favorite season. Every year, I look forward to reacquainting myself with the section of my closet that holds my boots and...

On the evening of Nov. 28, 1998, a transgender woman named Rita Hester was violently stabbed in her apartment. She was found clinging to...

A Special Message from Cantor Michelle Drucker Friedman and David Rakofsky, President Friends, In Parashat Vayera (Genesis 18), we read...