| Temple Israel | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Progressive Judaism |
| Leadership | Rabbi Greg Alexander Rabbi Malcolm Matitiani Rabbi Emma Gottlieb Rabbi Richard Newman |
| Year consecrated | 1944 |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Green Point, Wynberg and Milnerton |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Website | |
| www | |
Temple Israel, also known as the Cape Town Progressive Jewish Congregation (CTPJC), is a Progressive Jewish congregation in Cape Town, with three centres in Green Point, Wynberg and Milnerton. As three centres combined, they are the largest Progressive congregation in South Africa, and the second largest Jewish congregation in Cape Town after Marais Road Shul in Sea Point.[1] The congregation first started in Green Point in 1944, eight years after South Africa's first progressive synagogue, also Temple Israel, opened in Hillbrow in Johannesburg. The Cape Town congregation caters to over 3000 Progressive Jews in the city.[2] The congregation is an affiliate of the South African Union for Progressive Judaism, which is part of the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ).[3] The congregation represents around 18% of Cape Town Jewry.[4]
- ^ Rabbi Greg Alexander Daily Maverick. Accessed on 7 December 2019
- ^ Temple Israel turns 70 Temple Israel. Accessed on 7 December 2019
- ^ Congregations South African Union for Progressive Judaism. Accessed on 6 December 2019
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