Emanuel Congregation | Reform Synagogue

I need to share a secret with you. Now that the holiday is over, I feel it is time to tell you that what you think about Chanukah might...

During the past two weeks, I attended a virtual, national conference for Synagogue Executive Directors. While this year could not be in...

Shalom Chevrei: As we approach Chanukah, our Jewish festival of light and freedom, I give thanks for our Emanuel family and our...

Part II: How I Give Back (to read Part I click HERE) by Nancy Hagen Goldstucker Faced with the limitations imposed by the pandemic, the...

Part 1: Life Changes and Finding Emanuel by Nancy Hagen Goldstucker - Board Member, Development Chair I was a widow of less than a year...

I wish I could say it was hard to choose my very favorite pericope of Torah. It isn't that I don't think this ancient document is not...

Shalom Chevrei: Last weekend, we witnessed acts of violence perpetrated against Jews and Christians. This weekend thundered with the...

This year’s Holiday Market is right around the corner! As a member of Chicago Fair Trade, we are committed to "raising awareness about...

Rabbi Schaalman became an outspoken advocate for civil rights and social justice, and he became very active in the Central Conference of...

Rabbi Herman Schaalman and his wife Lotte came to Emanuel Congregation in 1956. By that date the arc of their personal experience was...