Anshe Emeth - About Us

MISSION STATEMENT

Congregation Anshe Emeth of Hudson, New York, is an inclusive Synagogue that embraces the evolving values of Jewish tradition and heritage. We strive to be a warm and welcoming community open to diverse religious backgrounds, committed to enhancing Jewish life and culture, and the principles of Tikkun Olam. Our traditions are deeply rooted in the past while honoring change as part of the Jewish experience. Our purpose is serving the religious, educational, and cultural needs of the Jewish community, as well as being a constructive participant in the general community. We are dedicated to the joyful expression of all aspects of Judaism and its rich heritage.

ABOUT US

Congregation Anshe Emeth has been serving Columbia & Greene county Jewish residents for 136 years. If you would like to read about the history of our Synagogue and the early Jewish residents of Hudson, please go to the History tab.

We strive to be a warm and welcoming community. Many of our members are intermarried and we invite their spouses, partners and families to join and participate in our events and services. Our goal is to make everyone comfortable with our service, and Rabbi Dave conducts and educational service. In addition to Friday night service and one Saturday morning Torah service each month, we have full services for the High Holidays and celebrate most Jewish holidays with a service and or community celebration. Additionally, we have started a once a month Friday night zoom Kiddush.

Our Synagogue has a large social hall and a full Kosher kitchen. Our kitchen committee headed by Rebecca Shea and Jessica Weintraub, who are both great cooks, provides numerous delicious meals throughout the year. If you are interested in some of their recipes or attending upcoming cooking classes check out the what's cooking tab.

Rabbi Dave has a monthly zoom adult education class and we host a book club which includes fiction and non-fiction selections. We have a wonderful projection and sound system and able to show movies and are able to stream talks. Check out our events tab.

The Synagogue has numerous classrooms and a library. Members are welcome to borrow both children's and adult books.

Hebrew school classes are taught and B'nai Mitzvah training is also provided.

Our Synagogue owns a Jewish cemetery which is part of Cedar Park Cemetery in Hudson, NY. We have a traditional section and a smaller non-traditional section, for those couples who have intermarried. We also have two forms of membership, one which includes burial rights and the other with no burial rights. If you are interested in learning more about the cemetery, contact the office and the Chairperson of the cemetery committee will reach out to you.

We hope in additional to checking out the rest of our website, you will join us at a service or event.

Rabbi David Almog

Rabbi Almog joined Congregation Anshe Emeth in August 2024. He was ordained by Yeshivat Chovevei Torah (“YCT”) Rabbinical School in 2005 and has served in various rabbinic capacities, including campus rabbi at Columbia University and teacher of future clergy at the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York. He is also finishing a PhD in Rabbinic Texts at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. Rabbi Almog is married to Lisa, a highly accomplished Jewish educator, and together they have two children.

Rabbi Almog's Message

I am honored and excited to introduce myself as the incoming Rabbi of Congregation Anshe Emeth. I write this message thinking about the verse from Isaiah 45:7 where God explains, “I fashion light and create the darkness…” The Jewish community, both globally and here in Hudson, has experienced times of light and times of darkness. This past January, we lost Rabbi Daniel Fried, z”l, who served Congregation Anshe Emeth and the greater Jewish community faithfully for over forty years and oversaw some of the most vibrant periods in Congregation Anshe Emeth’s history. He left big shoes to fill at a time of darkness, when many of us need Jewish community support more than ever. I am humbled by the opportunity to follow in his footsteps while working together with you to find new directions to help our community grow.

To read the Rabbi's blog please click on his photo.

Email: rabbidave@ansheemeth.com
Phone: 518-945-8844

RABBI DANIEL FRIED (z"l)

Rabbi Daniel Fried, of blessed memory, served Congregation Anshe Emeth from 1980 until his passing in January, 2024. A third generation rabbi, he was groomed for the profession over the course of his childhood and adolescence by his father, the late Rabbi Philip Fried.

Rabbi Daniel Fried received rabbinic training both in Jerusalem and in New York. He also took graduate courses in Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and at Dropsie College in Philadelphia. Rabbi Fried was a Certified Jewish Educator and held a Permanent New York Secondary School Teaching License. Rabbi Fried was beloved by many. He was married to the former Denise Mandel. Denise served as our Hebrew School Teacher, as well as being an exceptionally active Congregation member.

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