The congregation was established in 1963 by a group of people, mainly Jewish immigrants from Germany and Central Europe, who sought a more liberal form of Judaism. Emet veShalom is one of the oldest Reform communities in Israel and is now the only non-Orthodox synagogue in Nahariya.[1] The congregation is affiliated with the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism.
The part-time rabbi, since c. 2015, is Rabbi Ariella Graetz-Bartuv.[2]
Congregation Emet VeShalom holds services on Friday evenings, bar/bat mitzvahShabbat morning services and celebrations on Jewish holidays. It also offers bar/bat mitzvah training, conversion, and a variety of Jewish educational and cultural activities in several languages for adults and children.[3]
Twinning
Emet VeShalom has twin relationships with a number of other congregations, including:
The Congregation also has a long-standing relationship with Temple Sinai of Milwaukee, Wisconsin as well as a relationship with Temple Beth El, Madison, Wisconsin.[5]
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