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      • Rabbi Michelle Robinson
      • Rabbi Aliza Berger
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      • Enrollment
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      • Contact Us
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      • Join the Jewish Conversation
      • Study Materials
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      • Upcoming Programs
      • Rabbi’s Talmud Class
      • Hartman Learning Initiative
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      ▼
      • Upcoming Programs
      • Photo Gallery
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      • Upcoming Programs
      • Brotherhood Leadership
      • Photo Gallery
    • Youth & USY
      ▼
      • Upcoming Programs
      • United Synagogue Youth (USY)
      • Day School Family Connection
      • Photo Gallery
      • Scholarship Application
    • Yisod – 20’s and 30’s
    • Dor Chadash – Young Families
    • Jewish Singles Mingle
    • K’Sharim – Empty Nesters
    • L’Chaim – Seniors
    • Havurot
    • Keruv – Interfaith Families
    • B’Tselem Inclusion
  • Israel
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    • Israel on Campus
    • Travel to Israel
    • Hartman Learning Initiative
      ▼
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    • Israel Action & Advocacy
  • Music
    ▼
    • Upcoming Programs
    • Cantor Elias Rosemberg
    • Adult Choirs/Band
    • Youth Music Program
      ▼
      • Youth Choirs/Band
      • iGenesis Music Studio
    • Shabbat Alive!
      ▼
      • Shabbat Alive! – CD
    • Our Music
      ▼
      • Music of the High Holidays
        ▼
        • High Holidays Liturgy – CD
        • High Holidays Contemporary Service – CD
      • Let My People Sing – Pesach
        ▼
        • Pesach – CD
      • Shabbat Alive!
        ▼
        • Shabbat Alive! – CD
    • Highlights from Past Concerts
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    • Temple Emanuel PhotoCorps
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  • Gifts & Giving
    ▼
    • Annual Appeal
    • Synagogue Gift Funds
    • Dedicate a Siddur
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Establish a New Fund
    • Legacy Society