Volunteer Spotlight: Emanuel Stitching Ladies
The Covid-19 pandemic hasn’t slowed down Emanuel Congregation’s Stitching Ladies. Although the group has been unable to meet in person...
Mussar - Learning and Living Jewish Virtues
Shalom Chevrei: I hope you’re enjoying a zissen Pesach. Have you had a look at our Crowdsourced Seder on YouTube - www.5959online.org....
Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month 2021
February is Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month (JDAIM.) Established in 2009 by the Jewish Special Education...
Redefining the Synagogue Model
During the past two weeks, I attended a virtual, national conference for Synagogue Executive Directors. While this year could not be in...
in fond memory...The Schaalmans Part 4 of 4
Rabbi Schaalman became an outspoken advocate for civil rights and social justice, and he became very active in the Central Conference of...
in fond memory...The Schaalmans: Part 1 of 4
Rabbi Herman Schaalman and his wife Lotte came to Emanuel Congregation in 1956. By that date the arc of their personal experience was...
A Moment of Grace
Last week we marked Holocaust Remembrance Day and, as I write these few lines, we are on the threshold of Israel Independence Day. In...
