Kehillat Emet veShalom


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Nahariya’s Reform Congregation
Chairperson: Eyal Shchory
P.O. Box 168
Nahariya 22100 Israel
Tel/Fax: 011- 972-4-992-7293
emet.veshalom.nahariya@gmail.com

 

About

Kehillath Emet veShalom is affiliated with the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism (IMPJ). We are the only IMPJ affiliated congregation in our region. Located on Israel’s beautiful Mediterranean coast, six miles south of the Lebanese border, Nahariya is a lively and rapidly growing city. Our congregation is a diverse mix of native Israelis and immigrants from around the world who live in Nahariya and the surrounding cities, kibbutzim and moshavim which comprise Western Galilee region.  At Emet veShalom, all join together in a vibrant community, sharing an egalitarian and inclusive approach to Judaism.

We are a warm and welcoming congregation that offers northern Israelis a place to express Jewish religious and spiritual identity in an open environment. Both women and men, daughters and sons, have the chance to celebrate life cycle events and share in a complete religious life on an equal basis.

Activities and News

  • Religious Services and Community Programs

Emet veShalom holds Friday evening Kabbalat Shabbat services, as well as religious services for bar/bat mitzvahs and all Jewish holidays. Our services are spirited and filled with song and provide an opportunity for the whole family to be involved and feel welcome together. Emet veShalom is a community center offering Bar/Bat Mitzvah training, conversion, and a variety of Jewish educational and cultural activities in Hebrew, Spanish, and English.

 

  • Reaching out to the Surrounding Community

Many in Nahariya and the Western Galilee turn to Emet veShalom to mark lifecycle events, and to attend Shabbat and holiday celebrations and our Jewish cultural and educational programs. We are proud of our long association with Partnership 2Gether (formerly Partnership 2000 (P2K)). Because of our being an integral part of both Nahariya and the Western Galilee, we are associated with the Partnership areas of Northern New Jersey and also the Central Consortium of cities in the midwestern Unites States. We have hosted many groups and individuals from our Partnership regions both in our synagogue and in our homes. 

  • Tikkun Olam (“Repairing the World”) and Social Justice Activities

Tikkun Olam is important to us at Emet veShalom. We hold food drives before holidays as well as a Winter Emergency drive to provide needy residents of our city with items necessary for warmth. Our activities and programs provide an outlet for new immigrants, single parent families and others in difficult financial situations. We offer an opportunity for youth to have a Bar/Bat mitzvah who otherwise would not have had a place or the means to celebrate this milestone event. (For a complete list of our Tikkun Olam and Social Justice Activities please write to Sharon Mann rsmann@zahav.net.il

  • Staff

For the first time in our 50+ year history, Kehillath Emet veShalom has senior staff all born and educated in Israel.

Ordained in 2011 by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR), Rabbi Ariella Graetz- Bartuv has been our spiritual leader since  2013. She leads services on Friday evenings twice a month, and leads most holiday services and celebrations. She directs bar- and bat-mitzvah classes, conversion classes, and a synagogue beit midrash. When Rabbi Ariella is not in attendance, our lay members fulfill three tasks: leading services, being the chazan (cantor), and  delivering the drasha (discussion of the weekly Torah portion).  

Eyal Shchory is our congregation president and Nurit Amir-Bohrer is our administrator. They work together to assure smooth functioning of all our activities.

  • Facilities

Emet veShalom’s Kabbalat Shabbat (Friday evening) and holiday evening prayer services are held in a municipal community center. All other services, Jewish educational and cultural programs and activities are held in a municipal bomb shelter.

  • Connections

Our congregation has had a Facebook presence for years, please join us to share in our activities. Just search for Kehilath Emet ve Shalom, Nahariya

And NEW and IMPORTANT:  WE HAVE OUR OWN WEBSITE!  www.emetveshalom.com .  Please visit and learn more about us!

 

Please support Emet VeShalom so that we may continue to bring both new and veteran Israelis together in Northern Israel for the variety of Jewish religious, social and cultural activities from which they gain enjoyment and knowledge in a progressive and egalitarian manner.

 We hope you will visit us when you are in Israel and when you are at home, join us on FACEBOOK to stay up to date on our events and keep connected! 

 

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