President's Message

On behalf of the entire Temple staff, lay leaders and congregants welcome to Temple Emanu-El!   Whether you are already a member, considering becoming a member, or just visiting, we are excited to have you join us.

Temple Emanu-El is an exciting Conservative congregation that has been a center of Jewish life in the historic East Side of Providence, Rhode Island for nearly 100 years. We have programs for families with young children, educational opportunities for children, teens and adults, cultural activities of all sorts, opportunities to engage in social action, and of course, many ways to engage in worship. Whether you are looking for a traditional Shabbat service led by our Rabbis and Cantor in the Sanctuary, or the lay-led Minyan Hadash, or Soulful Shabbat with meditative practices, we have something for everyone. We have a Junior Congregation service and an early morning Shabbat service at 8 AM that currently take place on zoom.  In addition to a traditional Kabbalat Shabbat services we offer Shabbat Chai several times throughout the year, an interactive service featuring musical instruments. Our weekday minyan meets twice a day via zoom everyday of the year and we look forward to the time that we can again meet in person on a daily basis.  On High Holidays, three distinct services are complemented by Family Services, Junior Congregation and specially designed activities for young children.

We take pride in our long history of being a traditional and progressive community that is inclusive of all, including people of all genders, sexual orientations, and household compositions. Our members are a diverse group of interesting and interested people, including academics, artists, and other deep thinkers, who express their Judaism in a wide variety of ways. We strive to meet the needs and deepen the experiences of all who come through our doors, whether through our eleven types of Shabbat services for people of all ages and prayer preferences, our daily minyanim, our robust educational offerings for children and adults, our quality arts and music programming, our family programming, or any of our other numerous activities. I invite you to learn more about all of our activities by exploring our website.

Whether you are already a member or are considering joining, I would be very happy to speak to you. Do not hesitate to contact me with any suggestions, questions or concerns. I can be reached at: president@teprov.org

Pam Kaitin-Miller
Temple Emanu-El President