TEMV is closed.
With great sadness we have to tell you that as of June 2023, Temple Emanuel of the Merrimack Valley has had to close its doors and is no longer functioning as a synagogue. We have kept this page around as a reminder of how we were, but please note that the temple is no longer functioning.
Temple Emanuel is a welcoming, independent-thinking, and unique Reform Jewish congregation. Our members are warm and friendly and our rabbi is very approachable and musical. We have an excellent religious school and offer a variety of adult education opportunities.
We attract down-to-earth people seeking a Jewish home for ritual, cultural, or social reasons. Many of our families include interfaith couples looking for a temple where they will be welcome and a place to educate their children. We do not, nor have we ever, charged for High Holy Day seats. (We rely on voluntary donations by those who attend.)
Inclusion is a core belief of the members of Temple Emanuel, and we put that belief into action. Membership is open to all who are committed to or are exploring Judaism: singles, couples, families with children, non-traditional relationship and family dynamics, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, relationships where everyone is Jewish and interfaith relationships, people with extensive Jewish knowledge and beginners. Our current membership reflects that diversity. We welcome everyone who wants to find community with us.
TEMV was one of eight winners from across North America of the Union for Reform Judaism’s 2019 Belin Awards for “audacious hospitality.” TEMV won the award for its “LGBTQ Uninitiative”—the collective things we do to help LGBTQ members and their families feel welcome and supported. Rather than being a specific initiative or program, LGBTQ inclusion at TEMV is simply, in the words of one LGBTQ member, “How we roll.”
Our mission is to provide a welcoming atmosphere that encourages Jewish spirituality, learning, and community and celebrates the many ways to be Jewish. We hope you will join us in that journey.
TEMV belongs to the Union for Reform Judaism, the principal affiliating association of Reform Judaism in North America. Other affiliations include the Synagogue Council of America and the Greater Lowell Interfaith Leadership Alliance.