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- Having worked on two other synagogues, Teferet Israel Synagogue (1938) and Temple Beth El (1938-48), Howard Meyer’s efforts in religious architecture reached their pinnacle through the creation of Temple Emanu-El.
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The congregation uses Temple Emanu-El of New York (built in 1928–1930), one of the largest synagogues in the world. The congregation currently comprises about 2,000 families and has been led by Senior Rabbi Joshua M. Davidson since July 2013. [1]
Temple Emanu-El of New York is a synagogue at 1 East 65th Street on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, at the northeast corner with Fifth Avenue, in New York City, New York, United States. It was built in 1928–1930 for the Reform Jewish Congregation Emanu-El of New York.
Today Temple Emanu-El is led by Rabbi Joshua M. Davidson, a graduate of Princeton University who was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Rabbi Davidson’s work has included anti-death penalty advocacy, gay-lesbian inclusion, human rights and interfaith dialogue.
Aug 16, 2019 · Temple Emanu-El was built on the site of the Astor Mansion. While our Fifth Avenue landmark bears no resemblance to the mansion pictured above, the original wine cellar was left untouched. Eventually, however, the cellar had to be reinforced due to a risk of collapse under heavier loads.
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Temple Emanu-El, home to New York’s first Reform Jewish congregation and the largest synagogue in the city, sits on the spot of Mrs. Caroline Astor‘s former Gilded Age mansion. Out with the old, in with the new.
Temple Emanu-El at One East 65th Street and Fifth Avenue is one of the largest synagogues in the world. It is a massive limestone building completed in 1929 for Emanu-El, the City’s oldest Reform Jewish congregation (1845) that merged with the Beth-El congregation in 1927.
Jan 26, 1996 · The Temple Emanu-El began construction on April 11, 1927. The congregation of Temple Emanu-El had joined the congregation of Temple Beth-El in 1926.
