We had so much fun getting ready for Chanukah at Emanu-El Downtown! Some highlights: We danced like dreidels, enjoyed festive food, and...

We had so much fun playing alongside Ping-Pong phenom Estee Ackerman, coloring and Illustrating with Ping Pong Shabbat author Ann...

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Emanu-El Makers: Sukkot Edition @ Genius Gems! We loved seeing kids (and grown-ups) building...

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Tashlich @ the Carousel! It was magical to let it go and go round and round. We want to wish...

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Shofar Shabbat! It was so special to come together and celebrate. From multi-generational rapping...

We just wrapped up four incredible weeks of Emanu-El Downtown Unplugged! We had a blast singing and dancing outside while playing with...

We had a fantastic time getting ready for Shavuot at our First Fruits Festival! It was so beautiful to see the children delighting in the...

We had a blast at our Makers Passover Workshop on Sunday, April 14th! We made gorgeous goblets, marvelous matzah boxes and enjoyed some...

Thanks to the over 200 children and children at heart who joined us for Big Top Purim. We rocked out with ABCirque, watched Haman juggle,...

We celebrated the New Year for the trees, Tu B'Shevat, by creating and exploring with our senses! Our strong hands grated garlic for...

Thanks to the Emanu-El Downtown community we had an epic time celebrating the festival of light. Highlights included: Prepping for...

We had a blast in our Sukkah! We had so much fun playing in our temporary sukkot, shaking the lulav and etrog, crafting, working on our...

On Wednesday, September 20th we gathered for Tashlich at the Carousel! We had so much fun singing together, hearing the shofar, and...

On Saturday, September 16th, we celebrated the world's birthday at the Emanu-El Downtown Rosh Hashanah Experience! We had two...

Who needs rain to make a rainbow? Our city is showing off its colorful stripes, a reminder to be proud of who we are and to celebrate...

Thanks to all of you for joining us for our first First Fruits Festival (or what one mom call "Coachella for Kids")! We celebrated Sukkot...

We find ourselves in that delicious time of the year, when after a sleepy winter, the world awakens around us. Judaism calls this period...

Passover is almost here! This is a celebration made for children. We gather for a festive meal where we are directed to ask questions,...

On Thursday, December 8, Emanu-El Downtown had a joy-filled Chanukah Fun House. Babies, kids, and their grown-ups joined us for a faux...

“Cast your bread on the water, and one day it will come back to you.” This dose of biblical study came courtesy of my kids’ new PJ...