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Tag: Temple Emanu El

0 Holidays Communities

From securing a tortoise to 40 hours of choir rehearsal: How New York’s Temple Emanu-El prepares for the High Holidays

Julia Gergely in JTA · 25 Sep

Temple Emanu-El in New York City, one of the world's largest Reform synagogues, undergoes an extensive preparation process for the High Holidays, starting immediately after Passover.

0 Communities Television/Film

Tovah Feldshuh, Debra Messing and more Jewish stars perform at first-ever ‘Shabbat on Broadway’ show

Julia Gergely in JTA · 29 Jan

Jewish Broadway stars came together to perform a non-denominational Shabbat service at the St. James Theater in Times Square.

0 Communities Politics

Liev Schreiber’s Ode to Judaism Is Especially Timely

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 29 Jan

Jewish actor Liev Schreiber attended Shabbat services at Temple Emanu-El's Streicker Cultural Center in New York, where he spoke about his work in Ukraine and gave a sermon about the importance of truth and debate in Judaism.

0 Communities Politics

10 Jewish ways to mark Martin Luther King Day in New York this year

Julia Gergely in JTA · 11 Jan

Jewish communities in New York City are planning various events and activities to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on his birthday.

0 History Science

At the core of ‘Oppenheimer,’ a debate about how to be Jewish

PJ Grisar in Forward · 18 Jul 2023

Oppenheimer, a film by Christopher Nolan, delves into the complex relationship between physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and Lewis Strauss, highlighting their differing Jewish identities and approaches to faith.

0 Culture Communities

How Jews are celebrating Juneteenth

Adam Kovac in Forward · 16 Jun 2023

Jewish communities across the United States are engaging with Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.

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Inside the last days of a small-town synagogue

REshman in Forward · 6 May 2022

Temple Emanu-El in Longview, Texas, a once thriving Reform congregation, is now faced with the painful process of shutting down.

0 History Gender/Identity

The Jewish Woman Who Invented Recycling

Jenna Weissman Joselit in Tablet · 18 Oct 2019

Flora Spiegelberg, a Jewish woman from New York, played a pivotal role in advocating for modern waste disposal methods, including covered garbage cans and incineration, to improve public health and sanitation in pre-WWI urban America.

0 Communities History

The $1 Million Plan to Attract Jews to Alabama

Stephanie Butnick in Tablet · 14 Oct 2013

Larry Blumberg initiated a unique plan to attract Jewish families to Dothan, Alabama, by offering $50,000 in relocation assistance and encouraging them to stay for at least five years to revitalize the local Jewish community centered around Temple Emanu-El.