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Beth Israel is the oldest Orthodox congregation in the New Orleans region [3] and its most prominent. [14] Though it was founded as early as 1903, [1] it traces its roots back to much older synagogues. In the mid-19th century New Orleans had a number of small Orthodox congregations of Eastern European Jews, generally "structured along ...
Temple Sinai is a historic Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 6227 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States. [1] It is one of Louisiana's largest Jewish congregations, with a congregation of approximately 450 member families, and its oldest Reform congregation. [2]
Anshe Sfard is a Modern Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 2230 Carondelet Street in the Uptown neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States. [ 1 ] The synagogue building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 2, 2017.
Jewish Center of Atlantic Beach, Atlantic Beach; Jewish Center of the Hamptons, East Hampton; East Meadow Beth-El Jewish Center, East Meadow; North Country Reform Temple, Glen Cove; Temple Beth-El, Great Neck; Congregation Tifereth Israel, Greenport; Jericho Jewish Center, Jericho; Temple Emanu-El, Long Beach
Shangarai Chasset was founded in New Orleans on December 20, 1827, [1] and chartered by the Louisiana legislature on March 27, 1828 by Jacob Solis. The synagogue’s members were primarily of Sephardic Portuguese background.
Beth Jacob Congregation's membership had decreased over the years, and it was at about 500 in 2007, most of whom were age 75 or older. In a vote whether to go forward with the merger, 87 percent of Beth Jacob Congregation's members voted in favor. The merger happened in August 2007. Rabbi Newman decided to start a new congregation called Kehal ...
Congregation Gemiluth Chassodim known locally as "The Jewish Temple" is an historic Jewish synagogue located in Alexandria, Louisiana, in the United States.Founded in 1859 by Jews from the Alsace region of France, it is one of the oldest congregations in Louisiana and one of the original founding members of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, now known as the Union for Reform Judaism.
Jewish Community Relations Councils (JCRC) are Jewish local advocacy arms in the United States. [10] Most major centers of Jewish populations have a JCRC, and are either constituent departments of the local Jewish federation, totally independent, or functioning as a joint office. Typically, the board of directors of a JCRC includes local ...