L’Shanah Tovah – Wishing You a Good Year!

Shofar and PomegranatesOur High Holiday offerings are open to all – anyone and everyone is invited to join us!

As always, all of our High Holiday offerings are free. 

To help us plan for seating, refreshments, and other considerations, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for all services (except S’lichot) prior to attending. Please register as early as possible, and at least a day or two before the first service or event that you wish to attend.

Complete High Holidays Information

Register to attend our High Holiday Services

Check Out Rabbi Setel’s High Holiday Resource List



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

Erev Rosh HaShanah Service

Wed, Oct 2, 8pm at the JCC and via Zoom

Rosh HaShanah Morning Service

Thurs, Oct 3, 10am at the JCC and via Zoom

Tashlich Service

Thurs, Oct 3, 12:15pm at the JCC

Shabbat Shuvah Service

Fri, Oct 4, 7pm at the JCC

First Saturday – Be Who You Are Family Program

Sat, Oct 5, 9am

Yom Kippur Torah Reader Rehearsal

Sun, Oct 6, 10am at the JCC

Men’s Club

Tues, Oct 8, 9am at Riki’s Family Restaurant

Spiritual Practices Team Meeting Online

Tues, Oct 8, 7pm via Zoom

See Our Full Calendar of Services and Events


Rabbi Drorah Setel’s High Holiday Sermons

Rabbi Setel’s Erev Rosh HaShanah Sermon

Rabbi Setel’s Morning Rosh HaShanah Sermon

Other Writings by Rabbi Setel


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.

Determine Today’s Covid Risk


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.

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