We had so much fun at Big Top Purim! We laughed at clowns, marveled at acrobats, and boo-ed our juggling Haman. Full of cotton candy and hamentashen, children perfected their own circus acts from juggling to balancing to swinging in an incredible swing!

Wow! We had an incredible time celebrating Tu B'Shevat at Emanu-El Makers! Families learned how to create their own spectacular flower arrangements and then learned how to sketch their designs while making scientific observations.

From glorious toddler giggles to thoughtful shadow puppets to warm community candle lightings, Chanukah more light into all our worlds. Some highlights included: Friends from years past coming into our space like no time has gone by. Toddlers spinning a giant dreidel to a polka version of “I Have a Little Dreidel.” Kids jumping, climbing and sliding into a giant ball pit… and no one got hurt! Grandparents braving the cold to spend time with their grandchildren and helping to

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Tashlich @the Carousel. We reflected on the new year, threw our crumbs into the Hudson, ate lots...

We had so much fun celebrating the last shabbat of the year. Children and parents alike played games, were enchanted by Hebrew lullabies, and shared laughs over magical mishaps.

Thanks to everyone who joined us at Emanu-El Downtown Unplugged! We rocked the roof of Pier 57 and had a blast getting to dance with friends old and new!

We had so much fun celebrating Lag B'Omer at Chelsea Piers! We played Hungry Hungry Hippos on scooters, sang by our "bonfires," practiced...

Big Top Purim was AMAZING! We're still not over the Clowns! The Ladder Climber! The Clergy! Memories were made as we watched incredible...

We had a blast welcoming the new week with Bluey, Bingo, and our special friends, Rabbi Sarah and Shira!

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...