Temple Beth-El (Great Neck, New York)
Temple Beth-El | |
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Long Island, New York | |
Geographic coordinates | 40°47′53″N 73°44′10″W / 40.797923°N 73.736117°W |
Architecture | |
Date established | 1928 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1932 |
Website | |
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Temple Beth-El is a
As of 2009[update], it had a membership of 875 families. Since 2023, the senior rabbi is A. Brian Stoller. Their cantor is Adam Davis. Their cantor emerita is Lisa Hest, the mother of singer-songwriter Ari Hest.[2]
History
The temple was founded in 1928 when 86 organizing members began meeting at local church. Rabbi David Goodis served as the congregation's first rabbi, but was in that role only briefly before he died in 1930. His successor, Rabbi Jacob Phillip Rudin, served for four decades establishing the temple as one of the most prominent synagogues in the United States.
The temple erected its original building on Old Mill Road in 1932. The temple began an adult study program that later became a
Some members of the congregation left in 1940 to form a Conservative synagogue, Temple Israel of Great Neck, which was led for many years by the prominent rabbi Mordecai Waxman. A Reform spinoff, Temple Emanuel of Great Neck, formed in 1953.[3]
The original Temple building was enlarged three times during the past 60 years. It went through drastic renovation due to a fire that damaged some of the property. Since the fire, Temple Beth-El has continued to go through renovations.
In 1994 the congregation hired Karen Bender, a
Temple Beth-El of Great Neck has a rich
Notable members
- Sol Atlas (1907–1973), real estate developer[11]
- Oscar Brand (1920–2016) American-Canadian singer[citation needed]
- Joshua Davidson, a rabbi who led Congregation Emanu-El of New York[5]
- Erica Groshen (1954–) Former Commissioner of Labor Statistics and head of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics[citation needed]
- Sidney Jacobson (1918–2005), American businessman[citation needed]
- Andy Kaufman (1949–1984) Comedian and actor[12]
- Alfred J. Koeppel (1932–2001), real estate developer[citation needed]
References
- ISBN 978-0813538846 – via Google Books(excerpts only).
- The Jewish Daily Forward.
- ^ ISBN 978-0313288562 – via Google Books(excerpts only).
- ^ Weiner, Julie (March 18, 2013). "Temple Emanu-El Hires Joshua Davidson As Senior Rabbi". The Jewish Week. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ a b Wilbur, Martin (March 22, 2013). "Chappaqua Synagogue's Rabbi Moving On to Famed Temple Emanu-El". The Examiner News.
- ^ Timari, Daniella (May 30, 1999). "Lesbian Rabbi To Be Installed". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ^ Bell, Charles (April 1, 2001). "Reform Rabbis Make Sane Sex Rites Legit". Daily News. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
- ISBN 978-0813542485 – via Google Books(excerpts only).
- ^ Fishkoff, Sue (July 2, 2006). "Reform rabbis debate intermarriage". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Prial, Frank J. (May 18, 1984). "Andy Kaufman, A Comedian Known for Unorthodox Skits". The New York Times.