Temple Emanuel
Membership & Giving
Temple Emanuel is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, supported by our members’ Fair Share contributions and the generosity of members and friends.
Membership
Join Temple Emanuel
It is best to experience Temple Emanuel for yourself: come to our Friday evening services and any event that interests you. When you’re ready, fill in the membership application and we will arrange a proper TE welcome!
Fair Share dues
Each household honestly assesses what it can contribute. We have never refused membership for financial reasons. Fair Share form
First year free
New families joining a synagogue for the first time get their first year of membership free.
Learning for all ages
K–12 Religious School, family programs, Torah study, Basic Judaism, Mussar and our Scholar-in-Residence weekend.
Donate
Honor, remember, give
To honor someone or remember a loved one with a tax-deductible gift to Temple Emanuel, use our Mitzvahs & Memorials form. Members can also give through EasyShul.
Leave a Legacy
Ensure the Jewish future for the next generation
Inspired by the idealism of our founders and the loyalty of our members, the Temple Emanuel Legacy Initiative invites past and present members to leave a bequest or planned gift, or to create an endowment for TE in their will. May you live to 120!
Questions? Contact the Legacy Committee (Ed Cantor, Holli Shanbrom, Rise Siegel, Phil Pivawer and Janet Adams) at legacy@tegnh.org.
Your legacy will help us
- Perpetuate Temple Emanuel’s unique engagement with Reform Jewish values, traditions and customs
- Provide high-quality Jewish education to the children of our community
- Offer meaningful programs for adults, the wider Jewish community and our interfaith neighbors
- Inspire children and adults to make Judaism a vital and relevant part of their lives
Why our members leave a legacy
Peter and Lee Stolzman
As young parents Lee and I needed help in raising our children as Jews. Structure, ritual, education and life cycle support was needed and Temple Emanuel…
Fran and Steve Grodzinsky
It all started about 40 years ago. We had recently moved to our new home and were looking for a Sunday school for our daughter to start her Jewish education.…
Nancy and Mark Weber
We were engaged, but not yet married, and knew we wanted to be part of a Reform synagogue. Temple Emanuel was close to where we lived at the time. We first…
Betty Goldberg (Orange)
In 1968 my husband and I came to Connecticut for one year of his residency. We had no plans of putting down roots, since this was simply another stop along the…
Barbara P. Berkowitz
My path to a committed and treasured Jewish life has had bumps, ruts, peaks, and valleys. Since 1981, when my family moved to Connecticut and joined Temple…
Anne and Larry Eisner
TE is a welcoming and supportive community and one that has made important differences in each of our lives. That’s our strongest reason for deciding to…
Questions?
Call the Temple office at (203) 397-3000 or email TEmembership@tegnh.org. We look forward to meeting you!