Marking a Meaningful Moment
Are you, or is someone you know in our community, facing a life-changing moment — the birth of a child, a wedding, a death in the family, illness or a hospital stay? Please contact Emanu-El Cares by calling Rabbi Amy Ehrlich at (212) 507-9606 or emailing .
Bimah Honors
An aliyah (Torah blessing) can done to honor a special moment in your life. To get more involved in the Torah service by reciting the blessings, or even through taking on the fulfilling challenge of reading Torah on Shabbat morning, please contact the Membership Office.
Celebrate During Services
To have an aufruf (wedding blessing) or to celebrate a baby naming as part of a worship service, please call Rabbi Davidson’s assistant, Chaya Weiss, at (212) 507-9609. Be sure to specify what you are celebrating.
Remember Loved Ones
Now that Emanu-El broadcasts its own services over the Internet, we are able to accommodate all congregants who wish to share Sabbath services and have the name of a loved one read during Kaddish. If you wish to have a name read, please fill out this Yahrzeit reminder request or
Our DOROT
Partner in Caring
Yael Kornfeld, LMSW
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Yael is available to meet with all members who are supporting a family member aged 60+. Make an appointment by calling Yael at (917) 441-3705 or by emailing her at . DOROT provides support to adults 60 and over and those who are primary caregivers for a relative or friend. Yael can help with home-visits, short-term counseling, escorts to medical appointments, and caregiver support.
DOROT has vast offerings including:
- Intergenerational programs
- On-site classes at DOROT
- Assistance with getting to medical appointments and with shopping
- Volunteer visits
- and more!
Don’t hesitate to ask for help or get involved.
RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association
Struggling to build a family? Currently pursuing infertility treatments, donor egg or sperm? Considering adoption? Looking to connect with others on a similar journey? We invite you and your loved ones to join RESOLVE’s Upper East Side General Infertility Peer-Led Support Group. Monthly meetings are held at no cost. Participation and regular attendance are voluntary. To RSVP for a meeting, or contact the volunteer support group leaders, please email us at . Feel supported, empowered and less isolated. Join us and see that you are not alone.
HIAS
In mid-November, HIAS welcomed a man from Jamaica to the United States as a new citizen. Emanu-El, under the leadership of Steven Portnoy, has partnered with Congregation Rodeph Shalom for the second time to help a newly arrived immigrant settle into his next chapter as an American. If you wish to help, volunteers will be needed in the new year to accompany him to appointments and to show him around the city.
HIAS began as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. A quote from their blog tells us that no matter how far we have come, the obligation to welcome the stranger endures. It reads: “We used to take refugees because they were Jewish; now we take them because we are Jewish.”
Please contact Rabbi Amy Ehrlich to learn more at or 212-744-1400, ext 206
Emanu-El Cares partners with CancerCare
Emanu-El Cares is a resource for temple members through life’s journey, celebrating whenever possible and supporting when necessary. If you are dealing with cancer, we encourage you to take advantage of the resources offered by CancerCare, such as free counseling by professional oncology social workers for patients and caregivers; support groups to help you cope and connect with others; education workshops to become informed about cancer related issues. CancerCare may also help defray the cost of treatment, such as co-pays, transportation to doctors and hospitals, for those who qualify financially.
To learn more: www.cancercare.org
For all of CancerCare‘s free services: call 800-813-HOPE (4673).
To speak with the clergy: contact Rabbi Amy Ehrlich at (212) 744-1400, ext 206 or email .
To read a very personal account, from the shock of a diagnosis to the comfort found in a support group, read the essay written by Stephen Fields.
Are you caring for a spouse with Alzheimer’s Disease?
Be part of a support group which offers informal sharing and coping, supportive listening, emotional support from fellow caregivers, guidance from trained support group leaders.
The group will meet at Emanu-El every other week, beginning in late January. If you are interested, please contact or Rabbi Amy Ehrlich at
For additional Alzheimer’s resources, contact CaringKind NYC’s 24 hour Help Line at (646) 744-2900.
