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Emanu-El Downtown Unplugged Rocked!

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

Giant bubbles, flowers, ice cream and more pre-Shavuot fun at the First Fruits Festival!

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...

Prepping for Passover with Emanu-El Makers

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

The Circus Visited for Purim!

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,...

Happy Birthday Trees!

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

Our Epic Chanukah Celebrations

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

Sukkot Downtown!

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...

Tashlich at the Carousel!

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

Celebrating the World's Birthday on Rosh Hashanah!

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

Pride Sameach! (Happy Pride!) with Rabbi Sarah

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...

First Fruits Festival Fun!

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...

Counting Up to Torah! with Rabbi Sarah Reines

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 Message from Rabbi Sarah Reines

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

Chanukah Fun House

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...

Celebrating Sukkot Downtown

“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...

Emanu-El Downtown in the News

Emanu-El Downtown was featured in NY Jewish Week. Read more