Upcoming Events

Emanu-El Downtown: 33 Jamboree

Celebrate our community at a Lag B’Omer-inspired camp festival filled with sports, (phony) bonfires, and non-stop fun! Crowd around the campfire and hear songs from Shira and Rabbi Sarah, make s’mores, eat ice cream, and then run around playing all the sports (baseball, basketball, relay races)! And of course, we’ll have crafts! Get ready to …
18 May
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
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Women of Emanu-El: Bridge for Advanced/Experienced PlayersRepeating Event

  Join us for Monday afternoon bridge sessions with Peter Steinberg, one of America’s most beloved bridge personalities and the only bridge teacher endorsed by multiple World Champions. Dates: May 12, May 19, June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23, June 30, July 7 All materials, including pre-typed notes, will be provided. Advance registration …
19 May
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Temple Emanu-El
One East 65th Street
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Women of Emanu-El: Advance Screening of Bad Shabbos

The Women of Emanu-El are thrilled to offer an exclusive opportunity to screen the highly anticipated film Bad Shabbos before its official theatrical release. We hope you’ll join us for an unforgettable evening at the movies! About Bad Shabbos: David and his fiancée Meg are about to have their parents meet for the first time …
19 May
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Greenwald Hall
One East 65th Street
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Let’s Play (18-26 months)Weekly

A play-based program for parents/caregivers and children (between 18-26 months as of September 1, 2023). Our program emphasizes socialization, independence, cooperative play, sharing, following directions, group participation, and navigating transitions. We will also celebrate and learn about Jewish holidays and national observances. Let’s Play includes the Shabbat Together class that meets every Friday.
21 May
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
The Village Temple
33 East 12th Street
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Women of Emanu-El: Bridge Supervised PlayWeekly

Join Us for Late Spring & Early Summer Bridge Sessions! Don’t miss this opportunity to play and learn with Peter Steinberg—one of America’s most beloved bridge personalities and the only bridge teacher endorsed by multiple World Champions. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills or simply enjoy great games with a great teacher, these sessions …
21 May
10:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Temple Emanu-El
One East 65th Street
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Women of Emanu-El: Intermediate BridgeWeekly

Join Us for Late Spring & Early Summer Bridge Sessions! Don’t miss this opportunity to play and learn with Peter Steinberg—one of America’s most beloved bridge personalities and the only bridge teacher endorsed by multiple World Champions. Whether you’re looking to sharpen your skills or simply enjoy great games with a great teacher, these sessions …
22 May
10:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Temple Emanu-El
One East 65th Street
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Community As Family: Tour of the Esther Exhibition at The Jewish Museum

  Join Community As Family, a vibrant community of solo agers, for a Tour of the Esther Exhibition at The Jewish Museum RSVP to For more information and transportation options, go to https://thejewishmuseum.org/visit
22 May
11:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Worship

Friday Morning Baby Shabbat
9:15 AM
In-Person

Friday Evening Family Shabbat Service 
5:00 PM
Lowenstein Sanctuary

Friday Evening Shabbat Service Honoring Harris Diamond*
6:00 PM
Fifth Avenue Sanctuary

Saturday Morning Torah Study**
9:15 AM
In-person and Virtual

Saturday Morning Shabbat Service*
10:30 AM
Fifth Avenue Sanctuary

*Service will be livestreamed on Experience Emanu-El, Facebook and/or YouTube. 

**If you are interested in participating, please contact torah@emanuelnyc.org by 3:00 PM on Friday.

Bimah flowers for this week’s Shabbat services are dedicated by Lisa Drayer and David Strumeyer, in honor of Elle Strumeyer’s Bat Mitzvah and in loving memory of her grandmother, Barbara Drayer, and her grandfather, Edwin Strumeyer, by Elizabeth Albert and Howard Kleinman, in honor of the wedding of Elena Syman and Theodore Kleinman; and by Barbara E. Fox and family in loving memory of Dr. Howard A. Fox.

If you would like to sponsor flowers for the bimah in honor of a celebration or simcha, or in memory of a loved one, click here.

All Services are Livestreamed on Experience Emanu-El, Facebook and YouTube

Daily Sunset Service

Join us for our 30-minute Virtual Daily Sunset Service at 5:30 PM, Sunday to Thursday, online at Experience Emanu-El, Facebook or YouTube.

Shabbat Greeters

Our welcoming community provides warmth for all who enter our majestic sanctuary. If you are a temple member interested in volunteering as a greeter at Friday Evening Shabbat Services, please email .

BECOME A READER IN OUR DAILY SUNSET SERVICE

Our time-honored Daily Sunset Service has offered weekday worship without interruption since 1945. This lay-led service functions under the auspices of the temple Men’s Club and is conducted by members of the congregation. Recently, it has attracted a sizable virtual viewership. Please note that Daily Sunset Services are online only and not in person.

We welcome temple members to become new readers for this service. To learn more, please contact Jonathan Slaff, chairman of the Readers Panel, at .

The Cemeteries of Congregation Emanu-El
SALEM FIELDS and BETH-EL

Individual and family plots are available, along with a limited number of above-ground crypts and niches in our community mausoleum. For more information, please call Mark Heutlinger at the Temple Office, 212-507-9511.

Charles S. Salomon
THE UNIVERSAL FUNERAL CHAPEL
1076 Madison Avenue | 212-753-5300
Our service is available in the temple, home or our chapel.