Shalom and Welcome!
Temple Emanuel is a thriving and dynamic Jewish community where people of diverse backgrounds and beliefs come together to be inspired, make friends, and find meaning. I am truly honored to be serving as the next president of our beloved Temple Emanuel, and it is my pleasure to invite you to explore all that we have to offer.
Our Seven Gates symbolize our commitment to creating opportunities for everyone to find a way into our community. Whether through services, concerts, adult education, youth engagement, supporting Israel, or social action, we encourage you to make Temple Emanuel your Jewish home in whatever ways are meaningful to you.
Our outstanding and dedicated clergy, professional staff, and lay leadership work tirelessly to make Temple Emanuel a warm and welcoming place. It is a place where we find support and comfort in times of joy and sorrow, and to mark the milestones of our lives. Particularly in this difficult time for Israel and the Jewish people, it is a place to be together in a safe and supportive community.
Whether you are new to Temple Emanuel or a lifelong member, please do not hesitate to reach out to me at president@templeemanuel.com to share your thoughts and ideas. Together we will ensure that all members find Temple Emanuel a place of meaning, warmth, and joy.
L’Shalom,
Liz Goldstein, President
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We are thrilled that you are considering becoming a part of our Temple Emanuel community.
Temple Emanuel is a Conservative, fully egalitarian congregation affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and the Synagogue Council of Massachusetts. With a membership of over 1,400 families, it represents a diversity of Jews from Newton and surrounding communities. With a broad spectrum of religious, cultural, social & educational activities, there are many reasons that Temple Emanuel is a pillar of the community for Jews in the area.
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Learn about Temple Emanuel’s New Initiatives to help ensure a vibrant Jewish Future
Next Generation Initiative
Temple Emanuel’s Next Generation membership program invites young adults to join our community with dues of $36/$72 your first year with a focus on making membership accessible to all young adults.
Temple Emanuel is a place of community, spirituality, inspiration, and friendship. It’s where you can connect with your Judaism, enjoy a multi-generational environment, learn and grow, and share Shabbat and the High Holidays.
Temple Emanuel is honored to be a Synagogue Partner of the Ruderman Synagogue Inclusion Project (RSIP), working to create a community where people of all abilities are welcomed, valued equally and able to participate fully. Being a RSIP Synagogue Partner will connect Temple Emanuel with the resources, expertise, and training in order to be a more welcoming synagogue.
“We hope our partnership with the Ruderman Synagogue Inclusion Program will accomplish two worthy goals. One, it will allow us to do right by all the persons who enter our community. Two, whatever we learn, we are happy to share with other synagogues and communal organizations in Greater Boston. Together, may all of us in Jewish communal life seek, find and respond to the Tzelem Elohim, the image of God, that is in every one of us.”
– Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz