Join Us for Simchat Torah!
Thurs, Oct 24: Temple Emanu-El will partner with Congregation Etz Chaim, Temple B’rith Kodesh, and Temple Sinai in a collaborative Morning Simchat Torah Service – 10:30am at Temple Sinai. The service will be a traditional Reform service, allowing us to connect with other Reform Jews in our community on the date that is also the Hebrew date corresponding to Oct 7, 2023.
Fri, Oct 25: Temple Emanu-El’s Simchat Torah Celebration and Shabbat Service – 6pm at the JCC. Our service and celebration will be led by Xander Karsten and Leslie Schwartz. Join with us as we celebrate completing and restarting the annual reading of the Torah. We hope our evening will be inspirational for all ages as we get up close and personal with our precious Torah scrolls.
קהילת עמנו אל
K’hilat Imanu El – Our Emanu-El Congregation
תורה
Torah
Study
עבודה
Avodah
Celebration
תקון אולם
Tikkun Olam
Mending the World
Shalom and thanks for visiting our Temple Emanu-El website
We are a Reform Jewish Congregation in Rochester, New York. Our members are Jews by birth, Jews by choice, and those drawn to Judaism, including multiracial, LGBTQ+, and interfaith households. We see ourselves as a family, where everyone’s participation is sought and appreciated. We invite you to attend our services and events, and share in our warm, informal approach to Reform Judaism.
Coming Up at Temple Emanu-El
Simchat Torah Reform Congregations Collaborative Service
Thurs, Oct 24, 10:30am at Temple Sinai
Temple Emanu-El Simchat Torah Celebration and Shabbat Service
Fri, Oct 25, 7pm at the JCC
Chevre Torah Study Groups Online
Sat, Oct 26, 10am and 11:05am via Zoom
Sit ‘n Stitch
Tues, Oct 29, 10:30am at the JCC
See Our Full Calendar of Services and Events
Rabbi Drorah Setel’s High Holiday Sermons
Rabbi Setel’s Erev Rosh HaShanah Sermon
Our Covid Policy
We are following the Covid risk for Monroe County as reported by the U.S. Covid Tracker on the CovidActNow website:
—When the risk of Covid is low, masking at Temple Emanu-El is optional.
—When the risk of Covid is medium, masking at Temple Emanu-El is required. We urge attendees to use N95 or KN95 masks. Masks will be available for those who need one.
—When the risk of Covid is high, we will meet via Zoom only.
TigerChat – Aiding Communication
TigerChat is a phone app that’s been developed by the Center on Access Technology at RIT. The app allows you to converse with or listen to another person or group using automatic speech recognition (ASR) technology that converts spoken words into typed text. You can read our services as they happen! The app was designed to work on the RIT campus, and RIT has extended it so that it now also works in the JCC.
