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Section 5
Our Core Principles
Spirituality, Acceptance, Creativity
Philosophy: In our House of God all are welcome!
The Actors' Temple is a place where the enduring values of Judaism translate into human connections. Our congregation is progressive and egalitarian.
We welcome Interfaith Families
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We welcome all those in the LGBT Community
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- The Actors’ Temple, Congregation Ezrath Israel, is a place where spirituality meets creativity, where acceptance and inclusion are core principles, and where the enduring values of Judaism translate into human connections.
- We provide community and self-expression, deeds of loving kindness and caring.
- We look for fresh approaches to enliven worship while maintaining a connection to our Jewish roots.
- Our warm community welcomes all people who are searching for a deepened relationship to God and Judaism, for self-expression, learning, and friendship.
- In our house of God, all people are included and appreciated.
- Our congregation is progressive and egalitarian, a place where your mind, heart, and soul can be nourished.
What We Offer
A brief list of our offerings
| What others are sayingA New York Times article from Nov 19, 2011 about the Actors' Temple. A Houston Chronicle article about Rabbi Jill and the Actors' Temple. Receive Weekly Emails
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Our Rabbi & Cantor
A Message from the Rabbi:Shalom! And welcome to The Actors’ Temple. ![]() It is a great privilege and pleasure for me to serve in this historic house of God, where the vibrant, happy energy of all those stars of the stage and screen who worshiped here can still be felt. Our accepting, inclusive community is a place where people come first and where everyone feels welcomed and comfortable. I lead a Reform-style service from the Conservative prayer book, with a little bit of Chassidic wisdom to add warmth and Jewish spirituality. We pray, sing, learn, and celebrate together. I invite you to come and visit me at a service or event. If there is ever anything that I can do for you, please don’t hesitate to call upon me. At the Actors’ Temple, we are creating a dynamic spiritual and creative community together. The most important thing to me is that religion is welcoming to everyone. God welcomes each person, and the synagogue must be a place of acceptance and love, of learning about Torah and history, socializing, giving back to the community, and creating beauty. It is a place where religious questions are honored and debated in a thoughtful way. “Rabbi Jill” is a New Jersey native. Before coming to The Actors’ Temple in 2006, she served for twelve years at Boro Park Progressive Synagogue as Cantor, and for two years, also as Assistant Rabbi. She has a background in classical singing and acting, and serves as both Rabbi and Cantor of The Actors’ Temple. Rabbi Jill is a graduate of Smith College and received her Semicha from the Rabbinical Seminary International, under the aegis of Rabbi Joseph Gelberman (z''l). She is married, has two sons, and lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. She can sometimes be seen riding her bike to the office. | Spiritual Action, Our Rabbi's BlogVisit Rabbi/Cantor Jill Hausman’s Blog "Spiritual Action" to read her sermons, and/or take a look at some snippets of recent posts right here. Quotes:I'm a religious naturalist. As a former scientist, I do actual experiments and see the results. All religion is experiential. No one can prove God's existence to anyone else, but each person can prove it to themselves. If you take a step toward God, God will take a step toward you. If there is to be a time of peace and harmony, surely God and we have dreamed it together. Service is a very high form of love. The wound is the cure. Love is the spiritual currency of the world. The entire world works on the principle of Love. In human relations, we are meant to be the oil, and not the grit, between the gears. There are 3 categories of Torah: the Written Torah, the Oral Torah, and what I call Newly Created Torah: the guidance that God sends to us in our own hearts and souls. |
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