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Synagogue In The United States
This is a list of notable synagogues in the United States. By state Alabama *Agudath Israel Etz Ahayem, Montgomery * Temple Beth-El, Birmingham * Temple Beth-El, Anniston * Beth Israel Congregation, Gadsden *Knesseth Israel Congregation (Birmingham, Alabama) * Temple Beth Or, Montgomery * B'nai Jeshurun, Demopolis * Temple B'nai Sholom, Huntsville * Temple Emanu-El, Birmingham * Knesseth Israel, Mountain Brook (suburb of Birmingham) * Sha’arai Shomayim Congregation, Mobile Alaska * Congregation Or HaTzafon, Fairbanks * Congregation Beth Shalom, Anchorage * Alaska Jewish Campus, Anchorage * The David & Ruth Green Lubavitch Jewish Center of Alaska, Anchorage Arizona *Congregation Beth Israel (Scottsdale, Arizona) *Jewish History Museum (Tucson), is the oldest synagogue in the state * Temple Emanu-El (Tucson) * Temple Emanuel of Tempe *Temple Beth Israel (Phoenix) Arkansas *Temple Shalom of Northwest Arkansas, Fayetteville * Temple Meir Chayim, McGehee California * Congreg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agudath Israel Etz Ahayem
Agudath Israel Etz Ahayem ("Congregation of Israel Tree of Life") is a Conservative Judaism, Conservative Judaism, Jewish congregation located at 3525 Cloverdale Road in Montgomery, Alabama.#refHomepage, Agudath Israel Etz Ahayem website. Agudath Israel was established as an Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox synagogue in 1902 by Yiddish language, Yiddish speaking Ashkenazi Jews, recent Eastern European immigrants who rejected the Reform Judaism, Reform practices of Montgomery's established Congregation Temple Beth Or, Kahl Montgomery/Temple Beth Or. After renting quarters for a number of years, the congregation purchased its first permanent building on Monroe Street in 1914, and constructed a new building at McDonough and High Street in 1928. Agudath Israel came to national attention in 1955 because of the Civil rights movement activism of then-rabbi Seymour Atlas, who eventually left the synagogue as a result of it. In 1957 it constructed its current building on Cloverdale Road, and jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temple Emanu-El (Tucson)
Temple Emanu-El is a Reform synagogue in Tucson, Arizona. It was the first synagogue in the Arizona Territory and is the oldest congregation in the state; Emanuel's original building, known as the Stone Avenue Temple, is the Oldest synagogues in the United States, oldest synagogue building in Arizona. History Although the Jewish community had been meeting for prayer for some years and had begun raising funds for a synagogue in 1905, the congregation was incorporated March 20, 1910, as The Hebrew Benevolent Society and dedicated the first synagogue building, the Stone Avenue Temple, the first synagogue built in the Arizona Territory, on Oct. 3, 1910, the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. In 1949 the congregation moved to a new building on North Country Club. Stone Avenue Temple Emanu-El's original building, the Jewish Heritage Center Tucson, Stone Avenue Temple, was a brick structure designed by architect Ely Blount. Blount blended a pedimented, pilastered Greek re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinai Temple (Los Angeles, California)
Sinai Temple in the Westwood district of Los Angeles, California is the oldest and largest Conservative Jewish congregation in the greater Los Angeles area. Architect Sidney Eisenshtat designed the current synagogue building, constructed in 1956 and expanded in 1998. Since 1997, the senior rabbi has been David Wolpe, the Rabbi Emeritus has been Zvi Dershowitz, and since 2008, the head school rabbi has been Andrew Feig. History Begun in 1906, Sinai Temple was established as the first Conservative congregation in Southern California. Its founders saw it as a venue for the practice of traditional Judaism in an environment of assimilation. The congregation first met in a B'nai B'rith hall on Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles, then from 1909 to 1925 in a building at 12th and Valencia, just west of what is now the Los Angeles Convention Center. That building then became the Welsh Presbyterian Church, and was named a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1977. (In 2013, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel
Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel, also called The Sephardic Temple, is a large, urban Sephardi Jewish synagogue located in Westwood, Los Angeles, California at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Warner Avenue. Established on February 1, 1920 as the "Sephardic Community of Los Angeles," it exists today as the merger of three major Sephardic organizations with approximately 600 member families. Overview and History Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel is a modern synagogue in the Sephardic tradition. It is the largest Sephardic synagogue in California, and one of the largest in the country. The synagogue offers a robust and diverse array of spiritual, cultural and social activities, including daily morning minyan, Shabbat services with hundreds of attendees, Torah classes, a vibrant Men's Club, Sisterhood, Young Professional events, and more. Sephardic Temple offers traditional non-equalitarian services, using Orthodox liturgy and prayer books. Sephardic Temple maintains its own uniqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breed Street Shul
Breed Street Shul, also known as Congregation Talmud Torah of Los Angeles or Breed Street Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue in the Boyle Heights section of Los Angeles, California. It was the largest Orthodox synagogue west of Chicago from 1915 to 1951, and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Early history Congregation Talmud Torah started in 1904, using rented quarters in downtown Los Angeles, at 114 Rose Street. It was started primarily as a Hebrew school ("Talmud Torah" is typically used to mean a supplemental afternoon religious school, though it was also used as a synagogue). Within a few years, the immigrant population moved, concentrating in Boyle Heights. Several Jews purchased a house at Breed and First, and started using it as a shul. By 1914, the Rose Street location was nonviable, for lack of a quorum (minyan), and the membership merged with the new Breed Street group. In 1915, they purchased a lot two blocks north, and commissioned a new w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Chayim Chadashim
Beth Chayim Chadashim (בית חיים חדשים, "House of New Life") was founded in Mid-City Los Angeles in 1972 as a synagogue primarily for lesbians and gays. Affiliated with Reform Judaism, it has been acknowledged by the Los Angeles Conservancy as being "culturally significant" as both the first LGBT synagogue in the world, the first LGBT synagogue recognized by the Union for Reform Judaism and, in 1977, as the first LGBT synagogue to own its own building. History On April 4, 1972, Selma Kay, Jerry Gordon, Jerry Small, and Bob Zalkin were the only people who came to a weekly Wednesday night meeting at Los Angeles's Metropolitan Community Church. They were all Jewish, and Selma asked, "Why don’t we form a temple with an outreach to the gay Jews?" The others agreed, and Rev. Troy Perry offered them the use of the church's facilities free of charge. About a dozen women and men responded to the call to an ad hoc committee meeting to discuss the temple's founding, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aish HaTorah
Aish HaTorah ( he, אש התורה, lit. "Fire of the Torah") is an Orthodox Jewish educational organization and yeshiva. History Aish HaTorah was established in Jerusalem in 1974 by Rabbi Noah Weinberg, after he left the Ohr Somayach yeshiva, which he had previously co-founded. The organization worked to educate young Jewish travelers and volunteers in favor of Orthodox Judaism. It later expanded worldwide, and continues promotes its extensive adult education classes. After Noah Weinberg died in February 2009, his son Rabbi Hillel Weinberg served as interim dean for a few years. In 2019, Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits was named rosh yeshiva. Philosophy Aish HaTorah describes itself as blending the traditions of the Lithuanian yeshivas with the doctrines of Hasidism. Weinberg himself was a product of Lithuanian schools but he was also a grandson of the Slonimer Rebbe. His teachings reflect influences of both schools as well as certain facets of the Kabbalah of Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temple Beth Israel (Fresno, California)
Temple Beth Israel ( he, בית ישראל) is a Reform synagogue located at 6622 North Maroa Avenue in Fresno, California. Founded in 1919, it was the first and remains the oldest synagogue in the San Joaquin Valley.History Synagogue website. Accessed May 30, 2012. , the rabbi
A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ... was Rick Winer.
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Congregation Beth Israel (Berkeley, California)
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McGehee, Arkansas
McGehee is a city in Desha County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,219 at the 2010 census. History The history of the city of McGehee and the history of the railroad through McGehee are intricately interwoven. The history of the railroad dates back to 1870 when a railroad was constructed from Pine Bluff southeast through Varner, to Chicot County. In April 1923, the Gulf Coast Lines and the International-Great Northern were acquired, forming the Missouri Pacific Lines. Important in the history of the town of McGehee is the McGehee family which came to the area from Alabama in 1857. Benjamin McGehee, his wife, Sarah, a son, Abner, and daughters Laura and Mary settled on land that is now a part of McGehee. Abner McGehee, son of Benjamin and Sarah McGehee, purchased of land on July 1, 1876, on which the town of McGehee was later to be located. When the railroad came into McGehee in 1878 and continued south and southwest, people began to move into the area. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temple Meir Chayim
Temple Meir Chayim is a historic Jewish synagogue at 4th and Holly Streets in McGehee, Arkansas. The two story brick building was built in 1947 to serve the Jewish community of McGehee, Dermott, and Eudora. The building style is a restrained Romanesque Revival with Mission details. It was the first synagogue in southeastern Arkansas, even though there had been a Jewish presence in the area since the early 19th century. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Desha County, Arkansas __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Desha County, Arkansas. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Desha County, Arkansa ... References Synagogues in Arkansas Buildings and structures in Desha County, Arkansas National Register of Historic Places in Desha County, Arkans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Fayetteville () is the second-largest city in Arkansas, the county seat of Washington County, and the biggest city in Northwest Arkansas. The city is on the outskirts of the Boston Mountains, deep within the Ozarks. Known as Washington until 1829, the city was named after Fayetteville, Tennessee, from which many of the settlers had come. It was incorporated on November 3, 1836, and was rechartered in 1867. The three-county Northwest Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ranked 102nd in terms of population in the United States with 560,709 in 2021 according to the United States Census Bureau. The city had a population of 95,230 in 2021. Fayetteville is home to the University of Arkansas, the state's flagship university. When classes are in session, thousands of students on campus change up the pace of the city. Thousands of Arkansas Razorbacks alumni and fans travel to Fayetteville to attend football, basketball, and baseball games. The city of Fayetteville is collo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
