Temple Emanuel has been serving and representing the Jewish community of Gaston, Lincoln, Cleveland, York, and Mecklenburg counties for almost 100 years.  Founded as the Hebrew Congregation of Gastonia 1913, our synagogue was built in 1929.  We are a vibrant and diverse congregation, meeting the spiritual and education needs of Jews and their families – and those interested in Judaism.

Temple Emanuel: a history of the first seventy-five years of Judaism in Gastonia

Jason Gluck, president of Temple Emanuel has been a member for over twenty years. He has served on the board of trustees as the secretary, religious school committee chair, finance committee member, and has taught at the Temple Emanuel Religious School for nearly ten years. His wife Dawn is a high school math teacher and is actively involved in the Temple Sisterhood. Jason and Dawn have two sons AJ and Joshua. Jason has an Engineering degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a Master's Degree in Engineering Management from NTU (now Walden University). He currently works for Tyco Electronics as an engineer in Rock Hill, SC.

Members of the Board

Jason Gluck - President

Mark Warshawsky - Vice President

Michael Sussman - Treasurer, webmaster

Nikki Olliff - Secretary and Newsletter Editor

William Gross - Ritual Committee Chair

Alan Nash-Fundraising Committee Chair

Dale Fox - Finance Committee Chair, Cemetery Committee Vice-Chair

Tom Wetzel - Building Committee Chair

Mark Epstein - Outreach and Adult Studies Vice-Chair

Karen Sussman - Religious School Chair

Sondra Katzenstein - Cemetery Committee Vice-Chair

Suzanne Nash - Sisterhood President

Katie Needell-Member at Large

Fran Long-Member at Large

Temple Emanuel Religious School is dedicated to providing Jewish children a quality education that will prepare them for their Bar or Bat Mitzvah, and encourage a joyous attitude towards Judaism that will be the framework of a strong Jewish identity.
 
The Temple Emanuel Religious School offers programs for children between the ages of five and fifteen.  The programs at Temple Emanuel include Torah study, Jewish history, Jewish ethics, Hebrew, holidays, and Jewish culture.  After Bar and Bat Mitzvah we offer a two year confirmation program.  The Temple has a scholarship fund available for financial assistance. No Jewish child will be denied an education for lack of funds. 
 
Harris Teeter’s Together In Education program is a fund raising program for schools. When you purchase select Harris Teeter Brand products using your VIC card, Harris Teeter contributes a percentage of those purchase dollars to our
school!   Please link your VIC card today and help Temple Emanuel Religious School earn needed dollars.

Linking your VIC card is easy!  Simply ask the cashier at your next visit to link your card to Temple Emanuel Religious School:  ID# 2793
or go to http://www.harristeeter.com/community/together_in_education/link_to_your_school.aspx 

We are in the process of establishing a new location for the Temple Gift Shop. News will be posted soon.

Membership is available to all Jews and their families. The Temple relies on the generosity of its members to maintain its building, services and programs.   Financial constraints should not be an obstacle to membership.  If you are interested in membership, please contact us below. 

Temple Emanuel
320 South Street
Gastonia, NC 28052
Phone 704-865-1541

jewishgaston@att.net