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Congregation Emanu-El of New York is the first Reform Jewish congregation in New York City. It has served as a flagship congregation in the Reform branch of Judaism since its founding in 1845. The congregation uses Temple Emanu-El of New York (built in 1928–1930), one of the largest synagogues in the world.
The Messiah. Emmanuel means two things. One is “God is with us” which you could understand as being crucial to the Reform movement as they began to tell Jews about their new approach to traditional Judaism. But it is also the name of the Messiah, foretold in the Old Testament.
Like so much else in our world, Temple Emanu-El started as an idea, brought to life and realized by a group of young, dedicated individuals. It was 1928. A few Jewish individuals in North Jersey met weekly with Rabbi Max Maccaby of the Jewish Institute of Religion.
Emanu-El (also spelled Emanuel) (Hebrew: עִמָּנוּאֵל imanuél, " God [is] with us", from עִמָּנוּ imánu, "with us" + אֵל el, "God"), or Temple Emanuel, may refer to the following Jewish synagogues:
Monumental Temple Emanu-El, the first Reform Synagogue of New York City, is the largest synagogue in the world. Its story began in 1845, when thirty-three German Jews rented a room on Grand and Clinton Streets, thus forming the first Synagogue in New York City.
THE HISTORY OF TEMPLE EMANU-EL. On December 17, 1865, Abraham Jesurun laid the first foundation stone on behalf of the Jewish community, for the construction of the Temple Emanu-El, which was inaugurated on September 12, 1867.
A few years ago, Temple member Linda Rose Herman was asked by Rabbi Ken Aronowitz if she would be willing to represent Temple Emanu-El and the Jewish community by being on the board of a unique institution in Hawaii, the Samaritan Counseling Center Hawaii. She accepted enthusiastically. The center provides individual, family, and couples
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