Recent Programs

Temple Emanu-El’s Deli Day was a great event enjoyed by all who attended! A special thank you to author Ted Merwin for a fascinating presentation about his book Pastrami On Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli. And thanks to all who helped organize, prep and serve a yummy deli lunch afterwards! See below for photos and the flyer describing the event.

CABARET!!!  Saturday, February 4, 2023

After a two-year hiatus, it was delightful for the community to be able to gather in person at Temple Emanu-El’s 8th Annual Cabaret Night on Saturday, February 4, 2023. Over 60 attendees braved the frigid weather and enjoyed appetizers, Havdalah, a variety show and desserts. Thank you for the beautiful voices, soothing music, sentimental and dramatic spoken words, entertaining stories and comedy, not to mention an awe-inspiring Rabbinic juggling act! We are grateful to the following people for sharing their talent and support: Jonathan Rowe, Richard Simonson, Phyllis Holtzman, Barry Weiner, Marc Goldsmith, Sean Bendick, Matthew Barnes, Harvey Schiller, Rabbi Marc Ekstrand, Beca Reinhard, Chris Rock, Hunter Rock, Nathaniel Rowe, Judd Rosen, Jonathan Rowe, Rabbi Susan Schein, Marcia Reinhard, Rachel Levy and Rabbi Ken Alter.

Thank you to Dona Casey for her help in the kitchen and Don Kasper and Roberta Reisner-Winograd for their assistance with our plans. Thanks to our Cabaret Night volunteers who helped with the technical and prep aspects of our event: Sean Bendick, Chris Rock, Hunter Rock, Jonathan Rowe, Nathaniel Rowe, Jennifer Zettler, Scott Zettler and Omer Zohar. Thank you to Steve and Gail Weber and Minuteman Press for their help printing the beautiful Cabaret Night reminder postcards. We also appreciate everyone who pitched in to lend us a hand during the event: Kaitlyn and Ann Bendick, Marcia and Beca Reinhard, Bruce, Lori and Hilary Goldstein, Karen Rosenberg, Harvey Schiller and Barbara Senges. Thank you to Judy Mann for transporting the extra food to the New London Meal Center. And thank you to everyone who donated funds to this event which supports the Essential Services Fund. We appreciate being part of our vibrant community.

It was a GROOVY Evening!
Click on the image link below to see photos from this great event that celebrated Temple Emanu-El turning 60+1+1.

You can click here or go to the Sponsors tab on the photos page to see the list of sponsors, advertisers and individual donors – thank you to them all!!

Thanks to all who joined us at Bluff Point in Groton

Religious Practices provided a delicious picnic breakfast.
This was followed by a leisurely walk to the bluff for additional singing and Shabbat contemplations.
If you missed this event, please plan to join us next summer!

Check out Temple Emanu-El’s 2021 Purim Spiel by clicking the YouTube Link below!

Vaccine and Vaccination Forum

Temple Emanu-El hosted a public forum on vaccines and vaccination on Sunday evening, January 31 on Zoom.   It is vital to our community that there is a high degree of participation in the current vaccination effort to combat COVID-19.  One key to the vaccination program’s success is clear, accurate, and reliable information about the vaccines.

This webinar included a discussion by a panel of experts and time for questions.  The panel consisted of the following experts: Jonathan Rowe, Ph.D. who has a wealth of experience regarding pharmaceutical clinical trial quality performance; Dr. Kevin Torres, who is an emergency physician and Associate Chief Medical Officer at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital; Dr. Ethan Weiner, who currently participates in the Medical Reserve Corps with Ledge Light Health District and also has extensive experience in clinical trial design, implementation, data analysis, as well as participated on independent safety monitoring boards, as well as Jennifer Muggeo and Kris Magnussen from Ledge Light Health District.  Rabbi Marc Ekstrand moderated the panel and take questions from the audience.

To watch a recording of the Vaccine and Vaccination Forum, please click the following link:

Thanks to Flossie Betten and Sue Fornara for sharing so many of their favorite seasonal recipes!

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVgfsDB88VJza70CbK6UF9w/

Click below to watch Talk Back with Sheila Horvitz with Guest Rabbi Aaron Rosenberg as he discussed the History of the Jews of Eastern Connecticut!

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