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Congregation Beth Israel is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 5600 North Braeswood Boulevard, in Houston, Texas, in the United States. The congregation, founded in 1854, is the oldest Jewish congregation in Texas; and it operates the Shlenker School .
Around the 1874 Beth Israel became a Reform Judaism synagogue. Congregation Beth El was founded in 1924. It was the first Conservative Judaism synagogue founded in Houston. In 1925 it occupied the former Beth Israel building. Adath Yeshurun later merged with Beth El and became Congregation Beth Yeshurun. [1]
These services would eventually lead to the founding of Texas' first and oldest Reform Jewish congregation, Temple B'nai Israel, in 1868. [4] The first synagogue in Texas, Congregation Beth Israel of Houston, was founded in Houston in 1859 as an Orthodox congregation. However, by 1874 the congregation voted to change their affiliation to the ...
Congregation Beth Israel (Houston) Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston) I. Ismaili Center, Houston This page was last edited on 10 October 2023, at 11:51 (UTC). ...
Congregation Beth Ahabah, Richmond was founded in 1841 as the oldest Reform congregation in Virginia. It merged with Kahal Kadosh Beth Shalome, founded 1789, in 1898. The consolidated congregation dates its founding to 1789. Congregation Beth Israel (Charlottesville, Virginia) was founded in 1882. Its building is the oldest synagogue in the state.
The congregation gathered to mark two years since the arson at their synagogue. The person who started the fire faces sentencing later this month. Austin's oldest Jewish congregation marks 2 years ...
English: Congregation Beth Israel is the oldest Jewish congregation in Texas. Early Jewish families that settled in the area formed the Hebrew Benevolent Society in 1844, under the leadership of Lewis Levy. By 1854, seventeen adults organized themselves into the Hebrew Congregation Beth Israel, and the congregation received a state charter in 1859.
The former rabbi of Beth Israel Congregation in Colleyville, who was held hostage with three members of the synagogue in January, gave the blessing at the White House’s Hanukkah reception Monday ...