Congregation Shaar Hashomayim Competitors

Welcome to our warm and supportive J community! Join our Center for Sports and Wellness and enjoy an unparalleled combination of health and fitness opportunities. Children and Teens will find fun, enriching and immersive experiences in the Center for Youth and Families and all ages will enjoy performances at the Gordon Center, the cornerstone of the Center for Arts and Culture which also offers dynamic opportunities for cultural and creative engagement.

Founded in 1845 as the first Reform Jewish Congregation in New York City, Temple Emanu-El is among the largest Jewish Houses of Worship in the world. We continue to build upon the legacy of leadership and the timeless values of Jewish tradition as we strive toward a more just, ethical and compassionate world. Temple Emanu-El offers a robust religious school program for children of all ages, a first-rate nursery school, the Bernard Museum of Judaica, the Stettenheim Library, a range of community events through the Streicker Center, and more. In addition, our Tikkun Olam Committee and Philanthropic Fund support a wide range of humanitarian, educational, and cultural causes, as well as initiatives that advance Reform Judaism and strengthen our connection to Israel. We are a community of warmth and awareness where every individual matters. We embrace our diverse membership and offer all who comprise it a meaningful life grounded in Judaism. We commit our spiritual, intellectual, physical, and financial resources to strengthen our community today for a vital tomorrow.

Congregation Beit Simchat Torah is committed to the idea that gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Jews are wholly legitimate members of the Jewish people, are equally legitimate members of civil society, and have a unique and essential contribution to make to the life of Judaism and society. It is this commitment to social justice and gender equality that has also attracted straight and even non-Jewish adults to our community. A Spiritual Community We are active in many dimensions through which we seek to transform ourselves from a collection of individuals into a spiritual community in which we can create a profound sense of purpose and meaning in our lives and in which we can experience the presence of G-d. We are a house of prayer, offering both traditional and liberal services within an egalitarian framework. We are committed to developing the ritual, liturgical, and theological heritage of Judaism to meet our widely ranging needs as a congregation. We are a spiritual community, warm and nurturing, intense and challenging. We are committed to one another and to our sense of purpose as a significant voice in the gay community, in the world of Judaism, and in the dialogue of the world’s religions. Even m’asu habonim haitah l’rosh pinah: the stone that the builders rejected has indeed become the corner-stone. May G-d grant us the vision and the strength to continue with the building.