Congregation Beth Israel (North Adams, Massachusetts)
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Reform synagogue in North Adams, Massachusetts, US For similarly named synagogues, see Beth Israel . Congregation Beth Israel ( Hebrew : חבורת בית ישראל , lit. ' House of Israel ' ) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 53 Lois Street, in North Adams , Massachusetts , in the United States. The congregation was founded in the early 1890s as House of Israel by Eastern European Jews recently immigrated to the United States. The Chevre Chai Odom congregation broke away from House of Israel in 1905, but re-united with it in 1958, and the congregation adopted its current name in 1961. Originally Orthodox , it became Conservative in 1969 and Reform in 2000. The congregation has had five synagogue buildings since its founding, and moved to its present location in 2003. Beth Israel's first rabbis were Irving Miller (1925) and Moses Mescheloff (1936–1937). Jeffrey Wolfson Goldwasser joined the congregation as rabbi in 2000. Rachel Barenblat succeeded him in 2011.
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Congregation Beth Israel ( ) is a Jewish congregation located at 53 Lois Street in North Adams, Massachusetts . The congregation was founded in 1893 by Eastern European Jews recently immigrated to the U.S. It merged with another North Adams congregation in 1958. Originally Orthodox , it became Conservative in 1969 and Reform in 2000. The congregation has had five synagogue buildings since its founding, and moved to its present location in 2003. As of 2010 , Jeffrey Goldwasser was the congregation's rabbi .
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Congregation Beth Israel ( ) is a Jewish congregation located at 53 Lois Street in North Adams, Massachusetts . The congregation was founded in the early 1890s as House of Israel by Eastern European Jews recently immigrated to the United States.The Chevre Chai Odom congregation broke away from House of Israel in 1905, but re-united with it in 1958, and the congregation adopted its current name in 1961. Originally Orthodox , it became Conservative in 1969 and Reform in 2000. The congregation has had five synagogue buildings since its founding, and moved to its present location in 2003. Beth Israel's first rabbis were Irving Miller (1925) and Moses Mescheloff (1936–1937).Jeffrey Wolfson Goldwasser joined the congregation as rabbi in 2000.Rachel Barenblat succeeded him in 2011.
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Congregation Beth Israel ( ) is a Jewish congregation located at 53 Lois Street in North Adams, Massachusetts . The congregation was founded in the early 1890s as House of Israel by Eastern European Jews recently immigrated to the United States. The Chevre Chai Odom congregation broke away from House of Israel in 1905, but re-united with it in 1958, and the congregation adopted its current name in 1961. Originally Orthodox , it became Conservative in 1969 and Reform in 2000. The congregation has had five synagogue buildings since its founding, and moved to its present location in 2003. Beth Israel's first rabbis were Irving Miller (1925) and Moses Mescheloff (1936–1937). Jeffrey Wolfson Goldwasser joined the congregation as rabbi in 2000. Rachel Barenblat succeeded him in 2011.
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jewish congregation located at 53 lois street in north adams
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reform jewish congregation and synagogue located at 53 lois street
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