Emanuel Synagogue

Warm, welcoming, down-​to-​earth, traditional, liberal, egalitarian conservative synagogue. Try it — you’ll like it.

Emanuel Synagogue is a really welcoming, friendly and comfortable place for the first-​time or seasoned synagogue-​goer. The rabbi, who is now on leave I do believe, was incredibly welcoming to the boyfriend and I on our first several visits. New faces are always exciting for frequent goers, but the treatment we got was what I hope for when heading to new synagogues.
I’m not big on guitars or organs, so those are the few things that I’m not big on at this shul. The High Holidays services were wonderful, excepting for some curious musical choices at times. I try to avoid the guitar-​style services because it’s a little too new-​age for me, and it works out well.
If you’re looking for a nice, cozy place with beautiful artwork and a welcoming, friendly community, then Emanuel is probably right up your alley.

I grew up in New Jersey and always went to a Jewish day school and a Jewish camp. To me services were just something that was always there. When I went to college I continued the trend and went every Friday night to services at our Hillel.
After college I tried a couple of places but never found somewhere I felt comfortable. Recently after years of not going, I decided to try Emanuel, and I loved it. The Rabbi is extremely nice and the building is beautiful. This is a place I definitely felt comfortable.
The Rabbi one of the first times me and my girlfriend went in there asked us if we had somewhere to go to for the High Holidays, which I did not. He said that if we wanted to, to call the office on Monday and tell them to give us two passes for services and we are more than welcome as his guest, which we took him up on.
Unfortunately I was unable to make Rosh Hashana service, but when we went for Yom Kippur it was very nice. The cantor did a great job and the envirnment was great and what I was used to.