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Reform Jewish synagogue in Ohio, US For similarly named synagogues, see Temple Israel . Temple Israel is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at 3100 East Broad Street , in Columbus , Ohio , in the United States. Founded as the Orthodox Bene Jeshurun congregation in 1846, the congregation is the oldest Jewish congregation in Columbus, and a founding member of the Union for Reform Judaism . Its first religious leader was Simon Lazarus , a clothing merchant who founded what would become Lazarus department stores . Differences between traditionalists and reformers led to a split in 1868, and re-merger in 1870, as the Reform B'nai Israel (later Temple Israel). To accommodate growth, the congregation constructed buildings in 1870 and 1903–1904. Jerome Folkman started his tenure as the synagogue's longest-serving rabbi in 1947, and the congregation moved to its current location in 1959, a building designed by architect Percival Goodman . The building was significantly renovated in the late 1990s. Sharon Mars, appointed in 2017, is the first woman senior rabbi in the congregation's history.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Temple Israel is the oldest synagogue in Columbus, Ohio , and a founding member of the Union for Reform Judaism . Formed as early as 1846 as the Orthodox Bene Jeshurun congregation, its first religious leader was Simon Lazarus , a clothing merchant who founded what would become Lazarus department stores . Differences between traditionalists and reformers led to a split in 1868, and re-merger in 1870, as the Reform "B'nai Israel" (later Temple Israel). To accommodate growth, the congregation constructed buildings in 1870 and 1903–1904. Jerome Folkman started his tenure as the synagogue's longest-serving rabbi in 1947, and the congregation moved to its current location in 1959. The building was significantly renovated in the late 1990s. Zinkow joined as Senior Rabbi in July 2004, and Emily Rosenzweig joined as Rabbi in 2006.
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Temple Israel is the oldest synagogue in Columbus, Ohio , and a founding member of the Union for Reform Judaism . Formed as early as 1846 as the Orthodox Bene Jeshurun congregation, its first religious leader was Simon Lazarus , a clothing merchant who founded what would become Lazarus department stores . Differences between traditionalists and reformers led to a split in 1868, and re-merger in 1870, as the Reform "B'nai Israel" (later Temple Israel). To accommodate growth, the congregation constructed buildings in 1870 and 1903–1904. Jerome Folkman started his tenure as the synagogue's longest-serving rabbi in 1947, and the congregation moved to its current location in 1959, a building designed by architect Percival Goodman . The building was significantly renovated in the late 1990s. Misha Zinkow has been the senior rabbi since 2004.
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Temple Israel is the oldest synagogue in Columbus, Ohio , and a founding member of the Union for Reform Judaism . Formed as early as 1846 as the Orthodox Bene Jeshurun congregation, its first religious leader was Simon Lazarus , a clothing merchant who founded what would become Lazarus department stores . Differences between traditionalists and reformers led to a split in 1868, and re-merger in 1870, as the Reform "B'nai Israel" (later Temple Israel). To accommodate growth, the congregation constructed buildings in 1870 and 1903–1904. Jerome Folkman started his tenure as the synagogue's longest-serving rabbi in 1947, and the congregation moved to its current location in 1959, a building designed by architect Percival Goodman . The building was significantly renovated in the late 1990s. Sharon Mars, appointed in 2017, is the first woman senior rabbi in the congregation's history.
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Temple Israel is the oldest synagogue in Columbus, Ohio , and a founding member of the Union for Reform Judaism . Formed as early as 1846 as the Orthodox Bene Jeshurun congregation, its first religious leader was Simon Lazarus , a clothing merchant who founded what would become Lazarus department stores . Differences between traditionalists and reformers led to a split in 1868, and re-merger in 1870, as the Reform "B'nai Israel" (later Temple Israel). To accommodate growth, the congregation constructed buildings in 1870 and 1903–1904. Jerome Folkman started his tenure as the synagogue's longest-serving rabbi in 1947, and the congregation moved to its current location in 1959, a building designed by architect Percival Goodman . The building was significantly renovated in the late 1990s. Sharon Mars, appointed in 2017, is the first woman senior rabbi in the congregation's history.
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oldest synagogue in columbus
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reform jewish congregation and synagogue
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