Temple Emanu-El of Rochester

First seder is a week from Saturday!

Shabbat Service Online Friday, Mar 12, 7 p.m. Our Shabbat service Friday will be led by Leslie Schwartz and cantorial soloist Charlene Sommers. For the prayer booklet and a link to the Zoom online stream, please visit the link below. https://emanuelrochester.org/worship/

Our online Shabbat service takes place this evening at 7 p.m. Follow the link below to download the prayer booklet and sign on to the Zoom meeting. Please mark your calendar: our Second Night Passover Seder takes place online on Sunday, March 28, at 6 p.m. https://emanuelrochester.org/worship/

We're celebrating Purim online!

Purim Celebration Online Friday, Feb 26, 7pm Join us for a fun and surprising Purim Celebration! Our evening will be led by Rabbi Drorah Setel and cantorial soloist Charlene Sommers. This year, we will celebrate together in some familiar and some new ways. Our service will include megillah reading, music, and of course! a spiel. To join in the spirit of things, consider coming prepared with some or all of the following:... -a costume (which only has to be from the waist up!) -a funny or unusual Zoom background -a boo, hiss or other sign to hold up when Haman’s name is mentioned as appropriate, a glass of wine or other intoxicant to fulfill the tradition that one should become inebriated (for this night only) Visit the link below for the Zoom link and to download a Purim Celebration booklet. https://emanuelrochester.org/worship/

Shabbat Online Services - Friday, Oct 16, 7 p.m. Tonight’s service will be led by Leslie Schwartz, with cantorial soloist, Charlene Sommers. As part of the service, we will study the second blessing of the Amidah; it may be helpful to print out the study sheet ahead of time. Details and Zoom log-in infor are available by clocking the link below. Shabbat Shalom! https://emanuelrochester.org/temple-emanu-el-online-servic/

This Friday we will celebrate Simchat Torah ("rejoicing in the Torah"), the closing celebration of our autumn holiday season. Traditionally, it is a time when we read the final passages of Deuteronomy and then the opening chapters of Genesis as we begin a new cycle of Torah readings. Like many American congregations, Temple Emanu-El has also observed the contemporary custom of opening the entire Torah scroll so that we can see its length and beauty. This year, because we wil...l not be together in person, we will have the experience of a Simchat Torah observance without Torah scrolls. Instead, we will focus on Torah in the larger sense of our people's sacred wisdom. In rabbinic teaching, Torah is the blueprint of creation. Friday (Oct. 9)'s Shabbat and Simchat Torah service begins on Zoom at 7 p.m. Please visit the link below to download a PDF prayer booklet, and you'll find the Zoom link there. https://emanuelrochester.org/temple-emanu-el-online-servic/

A few words about Friday's online Sukkot service from Rabbi Drorah: Dear TEE community, Our current need to be physically apart while connecting in new ways has provided an opportunity for innovation. I hope those of you who joined us over the High Holidays enjoyed some of the options we were able to provide for observing them. This Friday we'll have our first (and, one can only hope, only) Zoom Sukkot celebration where we will construct a virtual sukkah, make substitutes for... a traditional lulav and etrog, and invite spiritual guests (ushpizin/ot) to join us. To make the lulav you will need 5-6 pieces of paper, tape, and a pair of scissors and a lemon can be used to replace the etrog. Additional paper or index cards as well as pens or markers can be used for the ushpizin/ot ritual but aren't necessary. We'll begin the evening with song and candle blessings and close with the Kaddish and more song. I hope you'll join us for this unique way of experiencing the holiday! Rabbi Drorah Setel

Shabbat Service and Sukkot Celebration Online via Zoom Friday, Oct 2, 7 pm Our online Shabbat service and Sukkot celebration will be led by Rabbi Drorah Setel with cantorial soloist, Charlene Sommers. The evening will incorporate special prayers, readings, songs, music, and movement chosen for the season. Please join us! ... To view or download our prayer booklet, check back here closer to the date. To join the service via zoom, please use the link at the temple website found below. https://emanuelrochester.org/temple-emanu-el-online-servic/

Starting Sunday evening Sept. 27 with our Kol Nidre service, our Yom Kippur observances take place online. To register for these free Zoom services and see a complete schedule, visit this link. https://emanuelrochester.org/high-holidays-5781-2020/

It’s not too late to join us for our interactive (and one in-person) holiday gatherings! Go to emanuelrochester.org for the schedule. Open and free to all.

While most of our Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur observances will take place online this year (starting Friday, Sept. 18, at 8 p.m.), we will celebrate Tashlich on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 12:30 p.m. in Seneca Park (with appropriate social distancing measures). Please visit the Temple web page (below) for a complete schedule of observances and Torah hour sessions. Online registration is suggested. Those needing to familiarize with use of Zoom may sign in 30 minutes early. L'shanah Tovah. https://emanuelrochester.org/high-holidays-5781-2020/

Shabbat Services Online via Zoom Friday, Sept 11, 6 pm and 7 pm We continue to use our special Elul prayer booklets this month. To view or download the booklets, or join the service via Zoom, visit the Temple web page shown below. Leslie Schwartz will lead both services, and will be joined by cantorial soloist Charlene Sommers during the 7 pm service. Shabbat Shalom! https://emanuelrochester.org/temple-emanu-el-online-servic/

Shabbat Services - Online via Zoom Friday, September 4, 6pm and 7pm Our online Friday evening services are led by Rabbi Drorah Setel with cantorial soloist Charlene Sommers. The 6 pm service lasts about 20 minutes and features blessings, readings, and a Shabbat check-in. The 7 pm service runs about an hour and is a more complete Shabbat service. Please join us!... We will be using special Elul prayer booklets this month; the same booklets will be used every Shabbat until Rosh HaShanah. To view or download the Elul prayer booklets, or find the Zoom link to these services, please visit the TEE page below. https://emanuelrochester.org/temple-emanu-el-online-servic/

This week's Shabbat Services take place online via Zoom, Friday, August 28, 6pm and 7pm. Our online Friday evening services are led by Rabbi Drorah Setel with cantorial soloist, Charlene Sommers. The 6pm service lasts about 20 minutes and features blessings, readings, and a Shabbat check-in. The 7pm service lasts about an hour and is a more complete Shabbat service. Please join us! We will be using special Elul prayer booklets this month; the same booklets will be used ever...y Shabbat until Rosh HaShanah. To view or download the Elul p rayer booklet, or log in to the Zoom call on Friday, visit this web page and scroll down to "Shabbat Services -- Online via Zoom." https://emanuelrochester.org/temple-emanu-el-online-servic/ See more

Shabbat Services Online via Zoom Friday, August 21, 6pm and 7pm Our online Friday evening services are led by Rabbi Drorah Setel with cantorial soloist, Charlene Sommers. The 6pm service lasts about 20 minutes and features blessings, readings, and a Shabbat check-in. The 7pm service lasts about an hour and is a more complete Shabbat service. Please join us!... We will be using special Elul prayer booklets this month; the same booklets will be used every Shabbat until Rosh HaShanah. Visit EmanuelRochester.org to download the booklet and find the links to our Zoom services.