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Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Hebrew: קהל קדוש בית אלוהים, lit. 'Holy Congregation House of God', [3] also known as K. K. Beth Elohim, or more simply Congregation Beth Elohim) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located in Charleston, South Carolina, in the United States.
Temple Israel and K.K. Beth Elohim merged in 1921, deciding to erect a new temple in the newly fashionable location of 17 Eastern Parkway (Brooklyn). Plans were drawn up by Arnold Brunner for a Neo-Classical temple with an adjacent eleven-story community house. The community house was erected first, and dedicated in 1929.
Until 1795, all documented congregations in the United States followed the Sephardic minhag.However, many included Ashkenazi members as well.. There are a few references to an Ashkenazi Beth Elohim in Charleston prior to 1791, although this may have been a subgroup within the Sephardic Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim rather than a fully independent congregation [3]
Beth Elohim (Hebrew: בֵּית אֱלֹהִים "House of God") may refer to the following Jewish synagogues: Congregation Beth Elohim (Brooklyn, New York) , a Reform synagogue founded in 1861 Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim , a Reform synagogue founded in the 1740s in Charleston, South Carolina
Congregation Beth Elohim (Hebrew: בֵּית אֱלֹהִים, lit. 'House of God'), also known as the Garfield Temple and the Eighth Avenue Temple, is a Reform Jewish congregation and historic synagogue located at 274 Garfield Place and Eighth Avenue, in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, New York, United States.
The Brooklyn organization was created by philanthropic members of Temple Israel and K.K. Beth Elohim. [3] Among those who spent part of their childhood there are Hannah Tompkins and eden ahbez . References
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Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue, Charleston, SC: Author: Warren LeMay from Covington, KY, United States: Camera location: View this and other nearby images on ...