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Temple Israel is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 3100 East Broad Street, in Columbus, Ohio, in the United States.Founded as the Orthodox Bene Jeshurun congregation in 1846, [4] the congregation is the oldest Jewish congregation in Columbus, [5] and a founding member of the Union for Reform Judaism. [6]
The berberisca dress or keswa-el-kbira (Arabic: الكسوة الكبيرة, 'the grand gown') is a traditional dress for a Moroccan Jewish woman for her wedding. Traditionally a father gifts his daughter a berberisca dress for her wedding and the first time she wears it is at the henna ceremony .
A well-known Agudas cemetery is located not too far from the synagogue, off Alum Creek Drive. Old Agudas Achim cemetery is still preserved. [1]In September 2010, Rabbi Mitchell Levine was appointed Scholar in Residence in order to allow the synagogue to place greater emphasis on Jewish education for all ages.
This is a list of Jewish communities in the North America, including yeshivas, Hebrew schools, Jewish day schools and synagogues. A yeshiva ( Hebrew : ישיבה) is a center for the study of Torah and the Talmud in Orthodox Judaism .
They relocated to the present Wickliffe location in 1957. [5] Telshe consists of a high school, college and post-graduate school. The yeshiva is a non-profit and is accredited through the Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools. [11] The yeshiva has a department of secular studies that grants a high school diploma.
Adath Israel traces its history to March 1936 when ten local businessmen founded the Main Line Hebrew Association, the Main Line's first Jewish congregation. [1] The group represented 30 families and together pooled $600 in cash. Its mission was to "worship Alimighty God according to the doctrines, creed and customs of the Hebraic faith." [2]
Between 1975 and 2000, the Jewish population grew by 60%. A factor in this growth was the immigration of Soviet Jews after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. About 1,400 of these immigrants came to Columbus during this period. Today the population of 25,500 contributes to numerous local Jewish organizations.
Columbus Torah Academy provides a comprehensive college preparatory education and a Judaic studies education for Jewish students in the greater Columbus area. Established in 1958, CTA started with a class of 11 students in the basement of the Agudas Achim Synagogue. With expansion each year, the school grew to include grades K-8, with the first ...