Beit Emanuel | |
---|---|
Religion | |
Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
Leadership | Rabbi Chava Koster |
Year consecrated | 1954 |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 38 Oxford Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2193 |
Country | South Africa |
Location of the synagogue in Greater Johannesburg | |
Geographic coordinates | 26°10′08″S 28°02′42″E / 26.16891911255478°S 28.045129180472834°E |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Harold Leroith |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Modernist |
Completed | 1954 |
Website | |
beitemanuel |
Beit Emanuel, formally the Temple Emamuel, is a Progressive Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Parktown, a suburb of Johannesburg, in the district of Gauteng, South Africa. The synagogue was established in 1954 and is one of the largest Progressive Jewish congregations in South Africa.[1] It is an affiliate of the South African Union for Progressive Judaism (SAUPJ), which is part of the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ).[2]