The Emanuel Synagogue
160 Mohegan Drive, West Hartford, CT 06117
860-236-1275 - emanuelsynagogue.org
The Emanuel Synagogue UPDATES

Week of Aug. 29, 2023 / 12 Elul 5783
Sept/Oct Newsletter is here!
An Adult Ed Learning series with The Emanuel Synagogue Clergy. Join us for one session or all!

Free of charge and open to Emanuel members and the community. 
Sessions will be on Zoom.

Session 2: Thursday, Aug. 31, 7:30 p.m., in the Sanctuary with
Rabbi Lazowski!
Services held outside, weather permitting
5:00 pm: Mincha /
5:15 pm: Kabbalat Shabbat 
6:15 pm: Dinner catered by Joy of Food

Adults: Please select either Pot Roast or Vegetarian (Stuffed Pepper) entree at registration. Dinner includes steamed broccoli, baked sweet potato, salad & dessert.

Children's menu (13 & below): Chicken fingers & tater tots

Fee: $18 /adult; $9 /child (13 & below); $54/immed. family cap

Registration deadline:
Wed., Sept. 6 at 12 pm
Lobby Upgrades! Come sit and enjoy the newly upholstered couches and ottomans in the Banks Garden Lobby. Thank you to Gail Weinstein and Alan Goodman (pictured) for taking on the task of upgrading and beautifying our comfortable couches.
Sat., Sept. 9 - 9:30 am
Our monthly alternative service
Havurah-style in person minyan- Lay-led participatory

High Holy Days at The Emanuel
Rosh Hashanah begins Sept. 15!
Ticket details, service schedules & more! Stay up to date on Everything Emanuel for the High Holy Days!
Thursday, Sept. 21
8:30 PM - 9:30 PM / on ZOOM
Adult Ed Committee presents...
Presenter Louis Schmidt will talk about his involvement with the USC Shoah Foundation interviewing survivors, and the remarkable videotaped conversations he conducted with these unforgettable martyrs of one of world history's darkest periods.

Winner of three Emmy and Four Ace Awards and as well as the Silver Medal from the International Television Festival of New York., Schmidt was also a former reporter for LOOK Magazine and a Senior Producer for the NFL. An engaging and charismatic speaker Schmidt has received accolades from audiences around this world for his talks discussing his experience with the Shoah Foundation.

Thursday, Sept. 21
5:30 - 6:30 PM
Sisterhood presents...
Join us for discussion related to personal health - mind, body and soul! We look forward to welcoming new members! Details

Please RSVP to Carolyn Topol
Cemetery Services
Sunday, Sept. 24
at the following locations/times:
11 am:
The Emanuel Cemetery,
Jordan Lane, Wethersfield
12 pm: Beth Hillel Memorial Park,
Wolcott Rd., East Granby
Help inspire the next generation of Emanuel students! DETAILS
Submit by Sept. 1
to be included in the High Holy Day main lobby display
Each Arba Minim (set) includes:
lulav (palm), arava (willow), hadas (myrtle) & etrog (citron).

$43 /set
SPECIAL $20 RATE for Emanuel Religious & Day School families
Order deadline: Sept. 21

You'll be contacted by email when sets arrive to arrange for pick-up.
Early Bird Registration Now Open!
NEXT SESSION: AUG.31
In Our Community
Virtual Author Event
The Watchmaker
with Scott Lenga
Wed, Aug. 30
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Thursday, Sept. 7, 6:30 pm
Temple Sinai
41 West Hartford Rd., Newington 

Ariel Zwang, daughter of Emanuel members Moshe and Deborah Zwang, will be the featured speaker. Ariel is the CEO of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the leading global Jewish humanitarian organization. Details and to Register
Summer Camp and Jewish Culture Book Presentation

Sept 12, 7- 8:30 pm - Mandell JCC
Book talk by Sandra Fox, author of "The Jews of Summer: Summer Camp and Jewish Culture."
Sponsors: Jewish Historical Society of Greater Hartford, Maurice Greenberg Center for Judaic Studies, UCONN Judaic Studies Program

Tuesday, Sept. 19
6 pm | Windsor
Kid- & dog-friendly!
Join the Emerging Leadership Division of the JFGH for tashlich as we cast our stresses and transgressions of last year into the water and welcome the new Jewish year together. Beverages and snacks will be provided. Free and open to the community.
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