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The following is a list of temples associated with the Jewish religion throughout its history and development, including Yahwism.While in the modern day, Rabbinic Jews will refer to "The Temple", and state that temples other than the Jerusalem temple, especially outside Israel, [1] are invalid, during the era in which Judaism had temples, multiple existed concurrently.
The bulk of Shaarey Zedek’s members were part of this exodus. The temple dedicated its present building on Bell Road in suburban Southfield in 1962 amidst the racial transition. [2] [5] The congregation's present building in Southfield was designed by Percival Goodman. Henry Stoltzman writes that it "embod(ies) Goodman's work at the peak of ...
Temple Emeth in Ardmore was the oldest known Jewish congregation in Oklahoma. [52] Founded prior to statehood, they acquired their first building in 1912. [52] The congregation disbanded in 2004. [52] Temple B'nai Israel was formed in May 1903 in Oklahoma City, making it the oldest active congregation in Oklahoma. [53]
Temple Israel of Hollywood is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in the United States.Founded in 1926, the congregation initially held services in the Hayakawa Mansion before the first Temple Israel building was established on Ivar Street under the leadership of Rabbi Isadore Isaacson.
Each member of the clergy team is considered an equal. Rabbi Harold Loss is the longest-serving active member of the clergy team, joining Temple Israel in 1971. Rabbi Paul Yedwab joined him in 1986 and Rabbi Josh Bennett in 1995. Rabbi Marla Hornsten became the Temple's first female Rabbi in 2000, and Cantor Neil Michaels joined the clergy in 2002.
Known as the Geary Street Temple, it was "the most visible symbol of traditional Judaism in the city for more than half a century". [8]: 212–213 Herman Lissauer succeeded Levy as rabbi in 1916, [6]: 63 [9] the year he graduated from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTSA). [22] By 1919, the congregation had 325 member families.
Congregation Sherith Israel (transliterated from Hebrew; "loyal remnant of Israel") is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in San Francisco, California, in the United States. Founded in 1851 during California’s Gold Rush period , it is one of the oldest synagogues in the United States .
The Wilshire Boulevard Temple, known from 1862 to 1933 as Congregation B'nai B'rith, is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue at 3663 Wilshire Boulevard, in the Wilshire Center neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1862, it is the oldest Jewish congregation in Los Angeles. [4] [5]