Temple Emanuel is a warm, caring, and open community. As a small but growing Reform synagogue, our members have the opportunity to know one another and to have meaningful input into how our synagogue operates. Temple Emanuel is a participatory, diverse, non-judgmental, and intellectually vibrant congregation. Our membership comes from many towns in the greater New Haven area, and the Valley, adding to the diversity of our congregation.

Temple Emanuel is strongly committed to life-long Jewish learning. In addition to K-12 Religious school, all age groups enjoy special family education programs throughout the year. We have a variety of educational programs for adults, from a weekly Saturday morning Torah portion study group, to the Basic Judaism class (including Hebrew for adults), Mussar (Jewish pathway to Spiritual Life), annual scholar-in-residence program and many other opportunities throughout the year – please check the Education at TE page of the website for more info.

In addition, Temple Emanuel has an active Sisterhood and Men’s Club which put together varied and diverse programs that allow members to share ideas and contribute to the Temple, while learning, and having fun!