Welcome
Services are scheduled every Friday night, generally at 8:00 p.m.;
Congregation Emanuel is located in Statesville, nestled in the heart of the North Carolina Piedmont. The Congregation was established in 1883. We are affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, through Temple Israel in Charlotte, NC. We have a small but active congregation that welcomes all visitors with Jewish hospitality and a warm Southern flair.
Sarah Freidson is a Legacy Heritage Fund Rabbinic Fellow. “Support for the Legacy Heritage Fund Rabbinic Fellows Program has been generously provided by Legacy Heritage Fund Limited.”
Sarah Freidson, a senior rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary, recently served as the rabbinic intern at Park Slope Jewish Center in Brooklyn, NY. There, she taught several high-level adult education classes, led the Learner’s Minyan, studied one-on-one with conversion candidates, developed and implemented the pre-B’nai Mitzvah classes, led services, and spoke from the pulpit.
Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sarah graduated magna cum laude from Brandeis University in 2004 with a B.A. in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies. She is passionate about Judaism and social justice, and sees the two as inextricably linked. Sarah has served as coordinator of Keshet, an independent organization at JTS that advocates for the equality of Jews of all sexual orientations in the Conservative movement.
Additionally, she has studied community organizing principles with Jewish Funds for Justice, served as the rabbinic intern at Beth El Synagogue in Minneapolis, MN, worked as a chaplain at WestchesterMedicalCenter, and led weekly Shabbat services at the Atria Senior Living Community in Manhattan. Sarah has led both a USY and a Birthright trip to Israel. Sarah hopes to use her passions, skills and talents to strengthen the Jewish community and help people live better, holier lives through Torah and Jewish teachings.
