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Emanu-El (also spelled Emanuel) (Hebrew: עִמָּנוּאֵל imanuél, "God [is] with us", from עִמָּנוּ imánu, "with us" + אֵל el, "God"), or Temple Emanuel, may refer to the following Jewish synagogues:
Congregation Emanu-El of New York is the first Reform Jewish congregation in New York City. It has served as a flagship congregation in the Reform branch of Judaism since its founding in 1845. The congregation uses Temple Emanu-El of New York (built in 1928–1930), one of the largest synagogues in the world.
Like so much else in our world, Temple Emanu-El started as an idea, brought to life and realized by a group of young, dedicated individuals. It was 1928. A few Jewish individuals in North Jersey met weekly with Rabbi Max Maccaby of the Jewish Institute of Religion.
Monumental Temple Emanu-El, the first Reform Synagogue of New York City, is the largest synagogue in the world. Its story began in 1845, when thirty-three German Jews rented a room on Grand and Clinton Streets, thus forming the first Synagogue in New York City.
- Early Years
- 1930 Synagogue Building
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Temple Emanu-El began on April 6, 1845. Initially meeting on the second floor of a building at Grand and Clinton Streets, in 1854 the congregation acquired the 12th Street Baptist Church, built in 1847 on East 12th Street. In 1868, the congregation built the Moorish Revival synagogue at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue, designed by Leopold Eidlitz. Thi...
In 1929, the congregation moved to its present location at 65th Street and Fifth Avenue, where the Temple building was constructed to designs of Robert D. Kohn[a] on the former site of the Mrs. William B. Astor House. The vast load-bearing masonry walls support the steel beams that carry its roof. The hall seats 2,500, larger than St Patrick's Cath...
Nov 18, 2021 · The members overwhelmingly selected Temple Emanu-El (meaning God is with us) from a list of five proposed names. We might otherwise have become Temple Avodah, Temple Sinai, Temple Shalom, or Temple of the Valley!
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New Jewish congregations splintered from old ones, inspired by the Reform movement from Europe and the possibilities of life in America. Congregation Emanu-El grew rapidly, moving from the Lower East Side to Fifth Avenue in 1868.
