Welcome to Temple Emanuel of Winston-Salem’s home page! We are glad you have found us and hope that if you have any questions about our congregation or Jewish life in Winston-Salem you will please e-mail templeemanuel1@triad.rr.com or phone  336-722-6640 so we can further the conversation.

Our synagogue has been in existence for nearly 80 years and is a source of great pride and joy for both the native-born and those who have moved here from elsewhere. We are roughly 270 families, which adds up to about 600 people who have committed themselves to assuring a Jewish place in our fine city of Winston-Salem. We are identifiably connected with the Reform Jewish movement of North America (http://www.urj.org/) but as the sole synagogue in Winston-Salem, we stretch to fill a myriad of faith and community needs. Our goals are tied directly to those elaborated on by the rabbis so many years ago in the Pirkei Avot, “The world stands on three things: Torah, Worship, and Deeds of Loving-Kindness”.

Our services are filled with music, teaching, and invited participation. All ages are always welcome and we look forward to worshiping together. Friday evenings, for Kabbalat Shabbat, we gather at 8 pm for services that include a Torah reading or 7 pm for meaningful and musical services.  Consult the Calendar tab for the most up-to-date information. Saturday mornings, we gather at 9 am for Torah Tefillah followed by a Minyan at 10am.  When there is a bar or bat mitzvah, our worship begins at 10:00 am and on those mornings, we will offer a Torah study at 9 am. Again, please consult the Calendar tab of this web site for details.

Rabbi Mark Strauss-Cohn has been with the congregation since 2001 and Rabbi Josh Brown joined us as Director of Education in 2008. They provide leadership in many ways and are ready to do whatever they can to make a meaningful Jewish experience happen among our congregation’s family.

Our lay leadership is strong with volunteers helping with everything from keeping our building running, and tasty treats at Friday night onegs, to protecting a sound financial foundation for a healthy congregation.  We offer adult learning, movies, social action projects, communal engagement and much more. We look forward to your participating in a way that is engaging and meaningful to you.