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.
This week at Temple Emanu-El
Monthly Board Meeting
Tuesday, October 21 at 7:00 pm
Shabbat Service in the Lipson Lounge at the JCC
Friday, October 24 at 7:00 pm
Chevre Torah Study
Saturday, October 25 at 11:00 am
See Our Full Calendar of Services and Events
Rabbi Drorah Setel’s Sermons
Simchat Torah
There’s a particular exhaustion that comes at the end of Deuteronomy. Moses is dying. The people have wandered for forty years. We’ve heard the laws recited, the covenants restated, the warnings repeated. And then—the cycle ends. In a few moments, we’ll roll the scroll back to the beginning, and we’ll read again about a formless void, a first word, a creation from nothing. We’ll start over.
Read Rabbi Setel’s Simchat Torah Sermons
High Holiday Sermons
You can find copies of this year’s High Holiday Sermons at the link below.
Read Rabbi Setel’s High Holiday Sermons
Protecting Our Health
During our services, holiday celebrations, and events, masks and social distance seating are available upon request.
TigerChat
TigerChat is a phone app that 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. The app was designed to work on the RIT campus, and RIT has extended it so that it now also works in the JCC.
