Temple Beth Jacob
| Kol Yisrael | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Leadership | Rabbi: Douglas Kohn[1] |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 290 North Street, Newburgh, New York,  United States |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°30′56″N 74°01′29″W / 41.51563424064839°N 74.02462053737004°WCoordinates: 41°30′56″N 74°01′29″W / 41.51563424064839°N 74.02462053737004°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Website | |
| tbjnewburgh | |
Temple Beth Jacob (Hebrew: בית יעקב) is a Reform synagogue located at 290 North Street in Newburgh, New York, New York. It was formed in 1854 by seven Jewish families living in Newburgh and is one of the earliest synagogues in the city.
History
Jews had moved to the Hudson Valley and were recorded in the 1650s, but organizing into official and permanent synagogues came in 1854 when several families came together and chose the name Beth Jacob for their congregation and selected Joshua Ben Mordecai Falk Hakohen as their first rabbi.[2] They rented space in town and purchased the Big Rock cemetery for their use. In 1873, they moved into the top floor of the Townsend Building as a "House of Assembly." In 1891, the congregation erected their first permanent synagogue building on South Street.
During the 1950s, Temple Beth Jacob experienced rapid growth with the number of families rising to over 200, and the congregation moving to a larger building on Gidney Avenue. In the 2010s, Temple Beth Jacob partnered with Congregation Agudas Israel and the Newburgh Jewish Community Center to create Kol Yisrael, a shared space to house the three organizations.
As of 2022[update], the rabbi is Douglas Kohn.[1]
References
- History, Temple Beth Jacob website. Accessed 6, 2022.
- Rabbi, Temple Beth Jacob website. Accessed June 6, 2022.
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