Shaare Tefila Congregation

06/06/2026

We’re proud to be part of this community!

Our MADI community continues to grow!

We’re excited to welcome Agudas Achim Congregation and B'nai Israel Congregation as the newest Matan Alliance for Disability Inclusion (MADI) Allies.

Together with our growing network of Jewish organizations, these MADI Allies are helping create communities where people with disabilities and their families can fully belong and participate.

Interested in joining them? Learn more about becoming a MADI Ally: https://mataninc.org/matan-alliance/

05/08/2026

We had an impactful experience!

Seventh through tenth graders at Shaare Tefila Congregation’s religious school and chaperones visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum as the culmination of their class studies this school year.

05/06/2026

We are excited to announce our upcoming Shabbat dinner, featuring a visit from our Cantor candidate. Early pricing ends this Friday, May 8, so be sure to register soon. Join us for an evening of community, connection, and celebration.

Email from Shaare Tefila Congregation REGISTER NOW!   REGISTER HERE FOR THE MAY SHABBAT DINNER - EARLY PRICING ENDS THIS FRIDAY, MAY 8 - CANTOR CANDIDATE VISITING THAT SHABBAT Join us for another wond

04/28/2026

The Rabbinical Assembly highlighted our rabbi!

Our colleague, Rabbi Jonah Layman, began his career at the Jewish Theological Seminary - JTS - and today he serves as the Rabbi at Shaare Tefila Congregation.

Read Rabbi Jonah Layman's full story here:
https://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/story/ra-rabbis-are

04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! 🌍✨
In Judaism, bal tashchit teaches us not to waste or needlessly destroy — a powerful reminder that caring for our planet is a sacred responsibility. Today and every day, let’s protect and preserve the Earth for future generations. 🌱🌎

Caring For Creation
By Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin and Rabbi Avram Israel Reisner

God, everything You have made has a purpose:
air for breathing, water for drinking and bathing, land for living and growing, plants and animals in gracious abundance, and humanity to work and care for Your earth.

Inspire us every day to care faithfully for Your treasure, so that we may fulfill Your vision:

“Not as a wasteland did God create the earth, but as a home where we may live.”
(Isaiah 45:18)

04/22/2026

Our monthly Jewish Preschool class experience, Gan Katan, celebrated with a zipper bag Earth painting activity. It was so fun!!

04/19/2026

JOIN US FOR NEXT SUNDAY'S COMMUNITY ART PROJECT - DETAILS HERE, https://conta.cc/4tOpgKM

Email from Shaare Tefila Congregation One Week from Today   NEXT SUNDAY - APRIL 26, 10AM - PAINT A TILE FOR OUR COMMUNITY TREE PROJECT - REGISTER HERE! MANY ST MEMBERS HAVE ALREADY PARTICIPATED IN THI

04/17/2026

Thanks to this amazing community for supporting my professional growth-I was proud to represent Shaare Tefila Congregation at the JEA Conference in Philadelphia last month, plus present a session about the study we have been doing in our community.

04/12/2026

Come to Shaare Tefila Monday evening as we remember those we lost.
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11/03/2025

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Email from Shaare Tefila Congregation REGISTER NOW FOR THIS FRIDAY REGISTRATION FOR FRIDAY'S DINNER ENDS TONIGHT: $25 Per Adult; $14 Per Child for Ages 5-14; Free Per Child Under Age 5 Shabbat Servic