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Congregation Emanu-El of New York is the first Reform Jewish congregation in New York City. It has served as a flagship congregation in the Reform branch of Judaism since its founding in 1845. The building it uses – (called "Temple Emanu-El of New York") – was built in 1928–1930 and is one of the largest synagogue buildings in the world.
Temple Beth-El (New York City), Upper East Side, Manhattan; Temple Emanu-El (New York, 1868), Upper East Side, Manhattan; Chevro Ahavath Zion Synagogue, Monticello; Temple Beith Israel, Niagara Falls; Temple B'Nai Israel, Olean; Tefereth Israel Anshei Parksville Synagogue, Parkville; Temple Beth El, Poughkeepsie, now Poughkeepsie Meeting House
Emanu-El (also spelled Emanuel) (Hebrew: עִמָּנוּאֵל imanuél, "God [is] with us", from עִמָּנוּ imánu, "with us" + אֵל el, "God"), or Temple Emanuel, may refer to the following Jewish synagogues:
Congregation Beth Yeshurun is a Conservative synagogue at 4525 Beechnut Street, Houston, Texas, in the United States.. Founded in 1891 as Adath Yeshurun, it merged in Congregation Beth El in 1946, taking its current name.
In 1943 Temple Beth Israel announced that people who espoused Zionist ideals, observed the laws of kashrut or favored the perpetuation of Hebrew as a language were not allowed to be members, so Emanu-El was formed by people who disagreed with the decision. As of 1967 Beth Israel accepts people with Zionist beliefs.
In 1868, the Congregation Emanu-El of New York erected a new synagogue building for the first time, a Moorish Revival structure designed by Leopold Eidlitz, assisted by Henry Fernbach, at 43rd Street and 5th Avenue after raising about $650,000. It was demolished in 1927, and replaced by a 1930s synagogue, also called Temple Emanuel-El. [1] [2] [3]
In 1875, Temple Emanu-El was chartered, and it engaged its first rabbi, Aaron Suhler. In 1876, the congregation built a small red brick temple in the Byzantine style at Commerce and Church (now Field) streets in downtown Dallas. In 1906, Temple Emanu-El joined the Union of American Hebrew Congregations an association of Reform congregations.
Temple Emanu-El of Dallas was founded in 1873 and chartered in 1875. It was renamed from the Jewish Congregation Emanu-El to Temple Emanu-El Congregation in 1974. The small but growing Jewish community sought a permanent religious structure as well as for a rabbi to conduct services and to offer religious education for children, so several ...