Songs for Friday night services can also be found on the Friday link page
You are also welcome to join us in-person
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High Holiday Services
All services will be both in person and online. The dates and times of each service can be found lower down on this webpage.
To connect to any service is the same as for Friday nights. Please click the link above and it will provide instructions for logging on.
Shana Tova
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A Temple for All
Congregation Emanu-El Israel (CEI) strives to meet the Jewish needs of our community. We have religious services, educational programs and social activities. Whether you live in a big city, a remote urban area or have some physical issue, CEI can fulfill your religious wishes – regardless of where you live in the country.
Rabbi Lenny Sarko
Our rabbi at CEI.
Click the link to see pictures of a Hebrew Braille Sefer Torah Scroll that was created by the rabbi:
If you would like more information about the braille scrolls, or the many Jewish braille texts we offer for free, please click on the link for Devarim Institute
We also have a home course that teaches Hebrew braille and the Mishkan T’filah Prayerbook as a refreshable braille file – both which are free. You can also get in refreshable braille the books of Joshua, Judges, Jonah, Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Esther, Song of Songs, Ruth, Ecclesiastes, Lamentations, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah,I Chronicles, II Chronicles . All for free.
Contact Rabbi Lenny for more information.
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Click Here to see a list of all the People of the Week we have done. We are up to 241 people.
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Upcoming Calendar
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Talmud will be off until October 1
Slichot: Friday September 4, 7:30 pm, Ice Cream Social after services
Sunday, September 27, Sukkot Kids Party, non, in the social hall
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High Holy Day Dates and Times 2026
Slichot: Friday September 4, 7:30 pm
Rosh Hashanah Eve: Friday September 11, 7:30 pm
Rosh Hashana Day Service: Saturday September 12, 10 am
Kever Avot Cemetery Service: Sunday September 13, 10 am
Shabbat Teshuvah: Friday September 18, 7:30 pm
Yom Kippur Eve: Sunday September 20, 7:30 pm
Yom Kippur Day: Monday September 21, 10 am
Afternoon Service, 3 pm
Yizkor, 4 pm
Final Service, 4:30 pm
Sukkot: Friday September 25, 7:30 pm
Simchat Torah: Friday October 2, 7:30 pm
Welcome to Our Temple
Congregation Emanu-El Israel (CEI) is the center of Jewish activities in central Westmoreland County. CEI is affiliated with the Reform movement under the umbrella of the Union for Reform Judaism whose goals are to strengthen communities that transform the way people connect to Jewish life and to build a more whole, just, and compassionate world. CEI adopts the following goals of the URJ. To practice ‘Audacious Hospitality’, ‘Repairing the World’ and to ‘Invest in the Jewish Future’. However, members familiar with either a Reform or Conservative tradition will find a friendly, comfortable feeling in our Congregation. CEI is the ideal place to renew or strengthen ties with your Jewish identification. CEI supports the traditional family, the non-traditional family and Jewish singles.