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Congregation Sha'arai Shomayim ( transliterated from Hebrew as "Gates of Heaven" ), is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at 1769 Springhill Avenue, in Mobile , Alabama , in the United States. Organized in 1844, it is the oldest Jewish congregation in Alabama , and one of the oldest in the United States. The current synagogue for the congregation is the Springhill Avenue Temple . The congregation is a founding member of the Reform Union of American Hebrew Congregations , established in 1873. Institute of Southern Jewish Life .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Congregation Sha'arai Shomayim is the oldest Jewish congregation in the state of Alabama and one of the oldest Reform Jewish congregations in the United States . Located in Mobile , the congregation was formally organized in 1844. The current synagogue for the congregation is the Springhill Avenue Temple.
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Congregation Sha'arai Shomayim is the oldest Jewish congregation in the state of Alabama and one of the oldest Reform Jewish congregations in the United States . Located in Mobile , the congregation was formally organized in 1844. The current synagogue for the congregation is the Springhill Avenue Temple.
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Congregation Sha'arai Shomayim is the oldest Jewish congregation in the state of Alabama and one of the oldest Reform Jewish congregations in the United States . Located in Mobile , the congregation was formally organized in 1844. The current synagogue for the congregation is the Springhill Avenue Temple.
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oldest jewish congregation in the state of alabama and one of the oldest reform jewish congregations in the uni
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reform jewish congregation and synagogue
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