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Temple Israel
Community Center
207 Edgewater Road
Cliffside Park, NJ 07010-2201

Tel. 201-945-7310
Fax 201-945-0863
E-mail us at
shul.ticc@verizon.net

A member of
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

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Meet Our Rabbi

There’s a reason why some people travel from the other end of Bergen County to spend Shabbat at TICC: our rabbi, Shammai Engelmayer, and the ruach (spirit) he creates.

For a traditional rabbi, Shammai Engelmayer is about as untraditional as they come. He’s down-to-earth and accessible, and actually believes that other people know more about certain subjects than he does.

Take the Torah service on Shabbat mornings. For most people, and especially those not fluent in Hebrew, it’s gone from being one of the most boring parts of the service to one of the most popular.

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Not only does our rabbi prepare study questions to be discussed during the reading, he hands them out a week in advance to give us all a chance to think about them and come up with our own answers. Then he encourages us to share our thoughts with the rest of the congregation. For this week’s questions, click here.

Most important of all, people relate to him because he relates to them. Just ask his many students at the JCC on the Palisades, or his students at the Hebrew University's Florence Melton Adult Mini-School program, sponsored locally by UJA-Federation of Northern New Jersey. Fact is, he’s one of the most popular adult education teachers for the last 12 years.

But don't take our word for it. Spend a Shabbat with us and judge for yourself.

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