Temple Israel (Columbus, Ohio)

For similarly named synagogues, see Temple Israel.
Temple Israel
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
LeadershipRabbi Sharon Mars
StatusActive
Location
Location3100 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio
CountryUnited States
Temple Israel (Columbus, Ohio) is located in Columbus, Ohio
Temple Israel (Columbus, Ohio)
Location in Columbus, Ohio
Geographic coordinates39°58′41″N 82°51′19″W / 39.978123°N 82.855276°W / 39.978123; -82.855276
Architecture
Architect(s)Percival Goodman
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleModernist
Date established1846 (as a congregation)
Completed
  • 1870 (Friend and 3rd Streets)
  • 1904 (Olde Towne East)
  • 1959 (East Broad Street)
Website
templeisrael.org
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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,[4] the congregation is the oldest Jewish congregation in Columbus,[5] and a founding member of the Union for Reform Judaism.[6] Its first religious leader was Simon Lazarus, a clothing merchant who founded what would become Lazarus department stores.[7]

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).[7] To accommodate growth, the congregation constructed buildings in 1870 and 1903–1904.[3]

Jerome Folkman started his tenure as the synagogue's longest-serving rabbi in 1947,[8] and the congregation moved to its current location in 1959,[3] a building designed by architect Percival Goodman.[2] The building was significantly renovated in the late 1990s.[3] Sharon Mars, appointed in 2017, is the first woman senior rabbi in the congregation's history.[1]

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