Reconstructionist Congregation Beth Israel | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Reconstructionist Judaism |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
Leadership | Rabbi Jacob Lieberman |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 475 Grove Street, Ridgewood, New Jersey |
Country | United States |
Location in
New Jersey | |
Geographic coordinates | 40°58′05″N 74°06′29″W / 40.967970°N 74.108127°W |
Architecture | |
Date established | 1928 (as a congregation) |
Completed |
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Website | |
synagogue | |
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Reconstructionist Congregation Beth Israel is a Reconstructionist Jewish congregation and synagogue located since January 2015 within Temple Israel & JCC, 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood, New Jersey, in the United States. [2] It is the only Reconstructionist congregation in the area, with a membership drawn from Bergen and Rockland counties. [3]
Established in 1928, the congregation moved to prior current location, a former church, in 1931. [4] The building it purchased was the former Maywood Christian Association Church, constructed in 1901. Built in the Shingle style, the structure combined both stone and shingles. It also included " Gothic Revival features, such as tracery windows". [5] The congregation added an extension to the building in 1952 which included meeting and school rooms, and an additional sanctuary. [4]
Originally Conservative, in the 1990s Beth Israel was faced with declining membership and a building that needed significant capital investment. To help address these issues the membership decided to move to the Reconstructionist movement in 1997. [6] [7] By 2001 the congregation had 65 member families. [7]
In 2014, the community voted to sell its property and join in a strategic partnership with Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center in Ridgewood, N.J. It was renamed Reconstructionist Congregation Beth Israel. It employs a part-time rabbi, holds its own services, and joins Temple Israel members for joint programs and activities. [8]
Beth Israel participates in the "EZ Key Partnership", a High Holy Day initiative to provide free seats for qualified Bergen County residents. It also offers its own "free seats for first timers" program for High Holy Days. [9]
Reconstructionist Congregation Beth Israel | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Reconstructionist Judaism |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
Leadership | Rabbi Jacob Lieberman |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 475 Grove Street, Ridgewood, New Jersey |
Country | United States |
Location in
New Jersey | |
Geographic coordinates | 40°58′05″N 74°06′29″W / 40.967970°N 74.108127°W |
Architecture | |
Date established | 1928 (as a congregation) |
Completed |
|
Website | |
synagogue | |
[1] |
Reconstructionist Congregation Beth Israel is a Reconstructionist Jewish congregation and synagogue located since January 2015 within Temple Israel & JCC, 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood, New Jersey, in the United States. [2] It is the only Reconstructionist congregation in the area, with a membership drawn from Bergen and Rockland counties. [3]
Established in 1928, the congregation moved to prior current location, a former church, in 1931. [4] The building it purchased was the former Maywood Christian Association Church, constructed in 1901. Built in the Shingle style, the structure combined both stone and shingles. It also included " Gothic Revival features, such as tracery windows". [5] The congregation added an extension to the building in 1952 which included meeting and school rooms, and an additional sanctuary. [4]
Originally Conservative, in the 1990s Beth Israel was faced with declining membership and a building that needed significant capital investment. To help address these issues the membership decided to move to the Reconstructionist movement in 1997. [6] [7] By 2001 the congregation had 65 member families. [7]
In 2014, the community voted to sell its property and join in a strategic partnership with Temple Israel and Jewish Community Center in Ridgewood, N.J. It was renamed Reconstructionist Congregation Beth Israel. It employs a part-time rabbi, holds its own services, and joins Temple Israel members for joint programs and activities. [8]
Beth Israel participates in the "EZ Key Partnership", a High Holy Day initiative to provide free seats for qualified Bergen County residents. It also offers its own "free seats for first timers" program for High Holy Days. [9]