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You have friends. People to share your joys and sorrows. A warm and supportive setting for family events. A place to celebrate the cycles and seasons of Jewish life. It’s all here for you at Highland Park Conservative Temple-Congregation Anshe Emeth.

HPCT-CAE is the only Conservative synagogue in Highland Park. Founded in 1926 in the back room of a bakery, it has grown into an active center of Jewish life in central New Jersey.

Connect with your community

HPCT-CAE is a perfect place to make friends and connections in your local community. At our Shabbat kiddush, people of all generations get together, from Jewish singles to young parents, to retirees. Over a light nosh and perhaps a sip of schnapps, you can catch up with friends, arrange a play date for the kids, and chat about the week’s events.

Open to all, regardless of Jewish knowledge or observance level

Members of HPCT-CAE are actively involved in Jewish observance. Many keep kosher, observe Shabbat and walk to shul. Many arrive in costume for Purim megillah readings or bring their own lulav and etrog to Sukkot services.

Yet while you will find support for Jewish observance, you won’t find insistence. No matter what your level of observance, you are welcome.

In keeping with that spirit, you have a choice between a weekly egalitarian Shabbat service, where men and women participate fully in the service, and a non-egalitarian service where more traditional roles are observed. Afterward, we come together as a single congregation for Rabbi Malomet’s sermon and the remainder of the service.

Enrich your life with Jewish education and cultural events

HPCT-CAE is your place to grow spiritually and enrich your Jewish knowledge. We offer a broad selection of classes, talks, and cultural events. Everything from courses in beginning Hebrew and prayer to history lectures, to our annual Jewish Film Series.

Meanwhile, your child can choose from a range of youth-oriented activities. Start with a weekly young people’s service, where learning, song, and play lay the foundation for a lifetime of Jewish commitment. Continue through bar/bat mitzvah training and teen-oriented Hebrew high school classes.

HPCT-CAE children are also involved in local Jewish youth groups, including Jewish scouts, Kadima, and USY. They grow to hold leadership positions and receive scholarships for travel to Israel.

Come for a visit!

The best way to get to know our temple is at our weekly Shabbat service. Feel free to drop by at any time on Saturday morning.

We begin at 8:45 a.m. with the melodically spiritual psukei d’zimra, followed by Shacharit, the reading of the week's Torah portion, the Musaf service, and Rabbi Malomet's sermon. Services conclude around noon and are followed by a convivial kiddush.

So nu? Your friends are waiting. When can you visit?