January 2, 2026: Shabbat Evening Service
Temple Emanu-El Stern Chapelwith Cantor Leslie Niren and Rabbi Michael Lewis | Sermon by Rabbi Kimberly Herzog Cohen
with Cantor Leslie Niren and Rabbi Michael Lewis | Sermon by Rabbi Kimberly Herzog Cohen
with Rabbi David Stern and Randy Pearlman, Cantorial Soloist
We are honored to welcome our community sh’lichah, Aya Margalit, as our 2026 Rabbi David Lefkowitz scholar-in-residence for a weekend of learning, honesty and connection. During the Shabbat evening service, Aya will lead conversations that reflect both the challenges and the resilient hopes shaping Israel today. Aya opens the weekend with a personal keynote exploring...
with Rabbi Debra Robbins and Cantor Hallie Weiner | D'var Torah by Rabbi Nir Barkin, of Kehillat YOZMA Modi'in
with Cantor Leslie Niren and Rabbi Michael Lewis | Sermon by Rabbi David Stern