| Temple B'nai Israel | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Leadership | Rabbi: Vered Harris Zemer: Linda Sweeney |
| Year consecrated | 1955 |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 4901 N. Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,  United States |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°31′14″N 97°33′02″W / 35.5205476°N 97.5506019°W |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1955 |
| Website | |
| thetempleokc | |
Temple B'nai Israel is a Reform Jewish congregation located in Oklahoma City.[1], and is the oldest active Jewish synagogue in Oklahoma. [2] The congregation was founded in May 1903[1][3] but it met at St. Luke's Methodist church and other local churches [4]until it constructed its own building in 1907.[1][5] This building was located at 50 Broadway Circle and was dedicated on January 17, 1908[6] (only about 2 months after Oklahoma became a state).
The congregation moved into its currrent building (at what was then the edge of Oklahoma City, near NW 50th & Penn) in 1955.[1][7]
In 1970, the synagogue was hit by a tornado which required significant repairs.[1] In 2004, the synagogue building was bombed but only minor damage was done to the building with no injuries.[8]
Today the congregation holds weekly Shabbat evening services, monthly Shabbat morning services and a variety of special observances for Jewish holidays.[9]
- ^ a b c d e Temple B'nai Israel website
- ^ Oklahoma History.org "Judaism in Oklahoma"
- ^ [1]
- ^ [Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation "Historic Marker - First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Oklahoma"|http://www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org/mdpa/oklahomacityoklahoma.html]
- ^ Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities "Oklahoma City, Oklahoma"
- ^ [Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation "Historic Marker - First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Oklahoma"|http://www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org/mdpa/oklahomacityoklahoma.html]
- ^ [Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation "Historic Marker - First Permanent Jewish House of Worship in Oklahoma"|http://www.jewish-american-society-for-historic-preservation.org/mdpa/oklahomacityoklahoma.html]
- ^ [MSNBC "Oklahoma synagogue bomber gets 39 years : Washington state man threw Molotov cocktail, sent letter to congregation" (April 30, 2005) |https://web.archive.org/web/20051227200436/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9136468/]
- ^ [The Oklahoman "Water ritual helps mark Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year" (Oct. 5, 2019)|Thttps://oklahoman.com/article/5642915/water-ritual-helps-mark-rosh-hashana-the-jewish-new-year]