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A wonderful spirit is alive at Temple Israel of the Poconos. Here, you will find warmth and joy, community and purpose. Temple Israel is a vital center of Jewish life in the Poconos, a synagogue open to all, where each person can connect, where comfort and caring matter. It is a place of strength and beauty, of spirituality and learning, of creative possibility, a place filled with God's spirit and human kindness.
Come and join us. We invite you to enter the stream of Jewish experiences, where new understanding and insights await you and those you love. Temple Israel is a place with Torah at the center, where serious learning is for everyone, where prayer is meaningful, participatory and powerful, where people reach out to one another during times of celebration and sadness.
If Judaism matters to you, you will find something significant here. You will find relationships - connections to others who share your interests. You will find a commitment to excellence. You will find many paths of access to Jewish life.
Are you looking for community? Are you looking for a Jewish connection? Are you looking for a place to learn Hebrew? To study Torah? To worship?
We have all that - and more.
We welcome all Jews of diverse backgrounds to join with us as together we build a joyous community that comes together to celebrate Shabbat and holidays, to mark simchas, joyous occasions and important life milestones.
We are one big family representing the faces of the globe. We are Ashkenazic and Sephardic, old timer and newcomer, black and white, intermarried and intramarried, traditional yet egalitarian, Israelis and Americans, married, divorced and single, young families and senior citizens. Some are versed in tradition while others are completely new to observance, or are just here for community. We welcome everyone in a non-judgmental atmosphere.
For those interested in worship, you will find our services uplifting and spiritual, with joyous melodies, traditional chanting and harmonious singing. We follow the practices of Conservative Judaism and chant Torah according to the triennial cycle.
Our Kiddushes offer a wonderful conclusion to our morning service. Following the Kiddush many stay to learn with the Rabbi, sing Zemirot and sing the Birkat HaMazon.
For those interested in study, the Rabbi teaches classes every morning, and those who attend find them richly rewarding.
We look forward to your visiting with us soon, and to joining our family and growing with us.  goodsearch.com
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