Welcome to Temple Emanuel!

We are a warm, friendly, Reform congregation, located in Kensington, Maryland. Temple Emanuel, the oldest Reform Congregation in Montgomery County, was formally organized with 28 member families in August 1952, and affiliated with the Reform Movement in March 1953.  Rabbi Leon Adler became its first full-time rabbi in July 1953, and he continued to serve the congregation until his death 35 years later.  In 1988, Temple Emanuel installed its second spiritual leader, Rabbi Warren Stone.

The congregation is in many respects a partnership between its members and its professional staff.  Neither could function without the other.   Volunteers serve on Temple committees dealing with the range of Temple activities:  fund raising, publicity, the Religious School, the Early Childhood Center, buildings and grounds, religious services, adult education, social action, Green Shalom and others, as well as Women of Reform Judaism and the Temple Brotherhood.  For our teenage members there is KESTY with a youth adviser and its own lounge on the lower level.  Whatever the talents or interests you bring with you, there is a place for you in the Temple family.

The Temple Emanuel community, together with Rabbi Warren Stone, Cantor Rosalie Boxt, Religious School Educator, Dr. Itzik Eshel, Early Childhood Director, Madeline Lowitz Gold, and Executive Director, Susan Neiman, welcomes you to join in our services and other activities.

Please click here to view our Temple Emanuel photo album.  Enjoy these photos taken over the years at Temple Emanuel as we have celebrated holidays, events and programs together.

Giant gift cards are available for purchase in $100 denominations from the Temple office. The Temple receives 5% of your purchase.

Please call 301-942-2000 to order your cards.

The Jewish National Fund (JNF) and ARZA are partnering with Temple Emanuel to help our environment and support Israel by participating in the JNF/ARZA GoNeutral Synagogue Affiliate Program. The Temple benefits from outstanding educational resources, speakers, and activities available to us as program participants. To find out more and to participate, visit the Israel and ARZA page of the Temple website.

Do you shop at Safeway? Let your grocery dollars earn money for Temple Emanuel! Go to www.escrip.com/program/welcome.jsp, click the top left "sign up" link, select "Group ID" and type our #, 1038814, in the appropriate box. Click on Temple Emanuel, and link your Safeway cards to us.