735 Kennedy Blvd.
Bayonne, NJ 07002

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Written by Rabbi Clifford B. Miller  

BERUKHIM HA-BA'IM!  Welcome to our site!

Temple Emanu-El, founded in 1911,
is an egalitarian congregation in Bayonne (Hudson County), NJ,
affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. 

Join us and gain strength and reassurance
each time we worship in Temple Emanu-El.

       Emanuel is a name often used by Christian churches.  What is its special meaning to Jews?

    An ancient rabbinic interpretation of the Bibilical Scroll of Esther supplements the Scriptural story with a Midrash that we do not read in the Megillah.

    After Prime Minister Haman sent notification to exterminate every Jew in all 126 Satrapies of the Persian Empire under King Ahashverosh, Queen Esther's cousin Mordecai encountered 3 Jewish children returning home from religious school.  He asked what they had learned that day, and they quoted him a verse that reinforced his faith and confidence, as it should for all of us: 

[His message can be read complete with Hebrew fonts by clicking on the following article title:  A Welcome Message from Our Rabbi]