Temple Emanu-El of Rochester

04/09/2026

Friday's Shabbat Service (April 10) takes place at 6 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center. Join us for Rabbinic Intern Liz Ornstein's first TEE service, with cantorial soloist Charlene Sommers and pianist Bob Dietch. Shabbat shalom!

(𝘗ℎ𝘰𝑡𝘰 𝘣𝑦 𝑆𝘢𝑙𝘷𝑎𝘵𝑜𝘳𝑒 𝐹𝘢𝑣𝘢𝑡𝘢 𝘷𝑖𝘢 𝘜𝑛𝘴𝑝𝘭𝑎𝘴ℎ.)

03/19/2026

Shabbat Services take place on Friday (March 20) at 7 pm in the Lipson Lounge at the JCC. Join us for Rabbi Jim Egolf’s inaugural Shabbat Service, with cantorial soloist Charlene Sommers and pianist Bob Dietch.

Shabbat Shalom!

(Image by David Holifield via the Unsplash website.)

03/11/2026

Joining us at our famous family Passover Seder on April 4 at 5 p.m.?
Of course you are!

Please take a moment now to RSVP, so we know how many matzoh balls to make! Use this link: https://emanuelrochester.org/calendar/seder/

(photo by Rimsha Noor via the Unsplash website)

02/06/2026

Due to the cold, tonight's Seder is cancelled.
Join us on Zoom for Candles & Kaddish at 7.
See the website for the link.

01/23/2026

01/16/2026

Joint Service with Etz Chaim - Friday Jan. 16 at Etz Chaim at 7:30 pm

2 Mountain Rise, Fairport, NY 14450

Join us as we gather with the congregation at Etz Chaim to celebrate community and connection, led by Rabbi Sandra Katz and Cantor Charlene Sommers. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day coming Monday, Jan. 19, our service is inspired by his enduring legacy and teachings.

12/26/2025

Important: Due to the weather forecast for Friday, Dec. 26, we will gather on Zoom at 6:00 pm tonight for a short service and followed by time to visit. Links can be found on the TEE website:

We are a reform synagogue located in Rochester, NY. Our worship services are open to everyone no matter who they are or how they celebrate Judaism.

12/17/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗗𝗲𝗰. 𝟭𝟵: 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗯𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘁𝘇 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗺:

Our Hanukkah celebrations continue with a joint Shabbat Service with our friends at Etz Chaim. The service begins at 6:30 p.m. A potluck will follow a short service. This potluck is meat and parve only, so please no dairy! For more information, please get in touch with our office at [email protected].

Etz Chaim's services take place at 2 Mountain Rise, Fairport, NY.

11/07/2025

Our Shabbat Service takes place Friday, Nov. 7 in the Lipson Lounge at the JCC at 7 p.m.
Rabbi Drorah Setel will lead our service accompanied by cantorial soloist Charlene Sommers. Please enter the building through the main entrance across from the main parking lot.

10/23/2025

Shabbat Service this Friday (Oct 24) takes place at 7 p.m. in the Lipson Lounge at the JCC. Please enter the building through the main entrance across from the main parking lot.

Our service will be led by Rabbi Drorah Setel, accompanied by Charlene Sommers.

(Photo by Danny Burke via Unsplash website)

10/10/2025

REMINDER: There's no evening Shabbat service tonight (Oct. 10).

Please join us Saturday, Oct. 11 for our Sukkot Festival Shabbat Service at 10:30 a.m. in the Memorial Courtyard at the JCC!

Our service will be led by Rabbi Drorah Setel, accompanied by Charlene Sommers. During the service, a temple member will be called to the Torah as a B-Mitzvah. Following the service, we will have a kiddush lunch together in the courtyard sukkah (weather permitting).

Shabbat Shalom!

(Photo by Esther Wechsler via the Unsplash website.)