Social and Memorial Facilities

A sense of calm embodies this serene, sacred space. Shaped like a Jewish star, the garden is four feet high, with eight-inch-high levels to create ledges. 

These ledges, which are made of granite, will be etched with names for Yahrzeit. There are spaces for 4000 Yahrzeit names.

Six triangle planters, symbolizing the six million Holocaust victims and also shaped like a Jewish star, and are filled with stones. Guests are invited to place a stone from the planter next to their loved ones’ names, as is traditional at cemeteries and memorial gardens.

In front of each side is a bench—18 sides with 18 benches, the Hebrew numerical symbol for life, ‘Chai’.

Lynn and Gary Kantor Social Hall

Benefactors Lynn and Gary Kantor have underwritten our social hall, which is a crucial part of synagogue life at Congregation Ner Tamid.

With the use of a Central Hallway, the Social Hall can be divided into nine different configurations, for limitless use. Sound-proofed, with seating for up to 350 for a sit-down party/function, this hotel-like Hall has a full stage, and dimensions that span two-thirds of the entire Emerson Avenue facility. 

For High Holidays, drop-down screens give clear views of the Mack Sanctuary and Wasserman Bima. 

Next to the stage is a storage room, which is next to the Lehrner/Berkley Bride’s Room/Green Room for staging.

Fox/Taylor Family Kitchen

This professional kitchen can be used to prepare food for 200 people from scratch in our adaptable, professional, hotel-quality Kitchen. 

Filled with commercial-level equipment, including a full cooler, the Kitchen is conveniently connected to the Social Hall and Kantor Courtyard.  A small preparation area is set inside specifically for Onegs.

Mensch Club / Men,s Club BBQ Grills

The original Men's Club, later reorganized as the Mensh Club, donated two professional BBQ grills that are used throughout the year for many synagogue and social group functions.

Unger Family Amphitheater

This fully-functioning amphitheater offers professional-quality lighting, stage and sound for weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, summer events, services and plays. 

With easy access to the parking lot, the theater proper seats 120. Include 80 more guests simply by adding three rows of seating to the Kantor Courtyard. Permanent seating is being considered for the future.