Emet veShalom
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
LeadershipRabbi Ariella Graetz Bar-Tuv
StatusActive
Location
LocationNahariya
 Israel
Geographic coordinates33°00′17″N 35°05′49″E / 33.00474879734359°N 35.09707718412447°E / 33.00474879734359; 35.09707718412447
Website
https://www.emetveshalom.com

Emet veShalom is a synagogue in Nahariya, Israel. It was established in 1963 by a group of people, mainly Jewish immigrants from Germany and Central Europe, who sought a more liberal form of Judaism. Emet veShalom is one of the oldest Reform Judaism communities in Israel and is now the only non-Orthodox synagogue in Nahariya.[1] It is affiliated to the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism.

Clergy

Rabbi Ariella Graetz-Bartuv works with Emet VeShalom on a part-time basis.

Services

Congregation Emet VeShalom holds services on Friday evenings, bar/bat mitzvah Shabbat morning services and celebrations on Jewish holidays. It also offers bar/bat mitzvah training, conversion, and a variety of Jewish educational and cultural activities in several languages for adults and children.[2]

Twinning

Emet VeShalom is twinned with Temple Emanu-El in Tucson, Arizona, United States,[3] and with Wimbledon and District Synagogue in London, United Kingdom.[1] The Congregation also has a long-standing relationship with Temple Sinai of Milwaukee, Wisconsin as well as a relationship with Temple Beth El, Madison, Wisconsin.Temple Beth, Madison, WI Website (information on Kesher Committee)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "W & DS Twinned Community In Israel". Wimbledon and District Synagogue. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Kehilla Emet v'Shalom Nahariya's Reform Congregation". KBY Congregations Together. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ Sharon Mann (August 22, 2012). "WRJ Twinning: Emet veShalom, Nahariya and Temple Emanu-El, Tucson". Women of Reform Judaism. Retrieved December 11, 2012.


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