Status active Opened 1973 | Completed 1973 Phone +1 801-484-1501 | |
Similar Temple Har Shalom, First Methodist Episcopal, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Beth Chayim Chadashim, Cathedral of the Madeleine | ||
Congregation Kol Ami is a synagogue located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is affiliated with both the Union for Reform Judaism and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, and, according to the synagogue, it serves 25% of the Jewish families in Utah.
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History
The congregation observed an Orthodox style of worship until 1883, when it joined the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the Reform movement. In 1885, the members who wanted B'nai Israel to continue to follow Orthodox tradition split off to form their own congregation, Congregation Montefiore (which later affiliated itself with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism). In 1973, Conservative Montefiore and Reform B'nai Israel merged to form Kol Ami.
Notable events
In July 2014, a 22-year-old Salt Lake City man was convicted and sentenced to serve five years in prison for shooting out windows at the synagogue. The man, Macon Opensaw, was also ordered to pay over $1900(US) in restitution.