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Congregation Or Chadash is a warm and welcoming community where all can experience God. Our mission reflects a commitment to our values.
Our Mission – We have joined together to create a religious community. We take seriously the spiritual dimensions of our tradition. We are committed to a synagogue that offers weekly services, Hebrew instruction, family study, holiday celebrations and life cycle events. This is being accomplished by continuous discussion and the creativity and commitment of the participants.

Drash Program

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Take the opportunity to dig deeper!

Each week, a member of our combined congregation reads his or her original commentary on the Torah portion of the week.  You, too, can have the honor of writing a commentary (drash) on the Torah portion of the week. More

Update on our Work Together

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Hello Congregants,

Following our vote to approve a Plan of Consolidation for Or Chadash & Temple Emanu-El, we learned that both Or Chadash and Temple Emanu-El were eligible to apply for the second round of the federal Payroll Protection Program (PPP) which (if successful) would provide us with funds for our personnel costs. Because the application requires documentation of the prior year’s financial situation and how an organization has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Kol Ami would not be eligible.

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Shabbat of Prophetic Vision: Isaiah and John Lewis

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This Shabbat is the “Shabbat of Prophetic Vision” and comes a few days before the 9th of Av, which is associated with the most devastating calamities that the Jewish people have faced throughout time – the most recognizable of these disasters are the destruction of the first Temple by the Babylonians and the second Temple by the Romans. More

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