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Temple Emanuel is a Conservative, fully egalitarian, warm, welcoming and inclusive congregation. Our membership of 1,200+ families represents a diversity of Jews from Newton and surrounding communities.

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  • About
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    • Welcome
    • Our Mission & History
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      • Voices of Temple Emanuel
    • President’s Message
    • Membership
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      • Membership Application
    • Seven Gates
    • Clergy and Staff
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      • Board of Directors
      • Board of Trustees
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      • Strategic Planning
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      • Full Calendar
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      • Adult Education
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      • Preschool
      • Sisterhood
      • Brotherhood
      • Youth/USY
    • Event Planning
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      • Bris/Baby Naming
      • Planning Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah
      • Wedding Guide
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    • Community Blog
  • Religious Life
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    • Service Times
    • Prayer Services
      ▼
      • Youth and Family Services
    • Redeeming the World
      ▼
      • Holocaust Remembrance
    • Chesed Caring Community
    • Selected Sermons
      ▼
      • Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz
      • Rabbi Michelle Robinson
      • Rabbi Aliza Berger
    • Bereavement
      ▼
      • Temple Emanuel Cemetery
    • Observance Resources
      ▼
      • Candle Lighting Times
  • Learning
    ▼
    • Preschool
      ▼
      • Welcome
      • Our Programs
      • Jewish Values
      • Our Educators
      • Enrollment
      • Our Community
      • Events
      • Parent Resources
      • Photo Gallery
      • Contact Us
    • Religious School
      ▼
      • About Our School
      • Our Classes
      • Enrollment
      • Events
      • Parent Information
      • Photo Gallery
      • Contact Us
    • Planning Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah
      ▼
      • Join the Jewish Conversation
      • Study Materials
    • Family Education
    • Adult Education
      ▼
      • Upcoming Programs
      • Rabbi’s Talmud Class
      • Hartman Learning Initiative
  • Community
    ▼
    • Community and Social Groups
    • Sisterhood
      ▼
      • Upcoming Programs
      • Photo Gallery
    • Brotherhood
      ▼
      • 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
    ▼
    • Passport to Israel
    • Israel on Campus
    • Travel to Israel
    • Hartman Learning Initiative
      ▼
      • Hartman Institute Study Trip
    • 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
  • Photo Gallery
    ▼
    • Temple Emanuel PhotoCorps
  • Resources
    ▼
    • Communications
    • Bulletin / From the Gates
    • Annual Report
    • Publications/Guides
    • Library
    • Lang Judaica Shop
    • Observance Resources
    • Selected Hartman Lectures
  • Gifts & Giving
    ▼
    • Annual Appeal
    • Synagogue Gift Funds
    • Dedicate a Siddur
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Establish a New Fund
    • Legacy Society