Status Active Completed 1902 Phone +1 478-745-6727 Number of domes 1 | Website Temple Beth El Opened 1902 Affiliation Reform Judaism | |
Location 892 Cherry Street,
Macon, Georgia,
United States Leadership Rabbi: Larry Schlesinger Address 892 Cherry St, Macon, GA 31201, USA Similar First Presbyterian Church, Johnston‑Felton‑Hay House, Christ Episcopal Church, Douglass Theatre, St Joseph's Catholic Profiles | ||
Temple Beth Israel (Hebrew: בית ישראל) is a Reform synagogue located at 892 Cherry Street in Macon, Georgia. Formed in 1859 by Jews of German background as Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Israel, it was originally Orthodox, and followed the German minhag.
The congregation constructed its first building on the corner of Poplar and Second Streets from 1871 to 1874. The congregation's current building was constructed on the corner of Cherry and Spring Streets in 1902.
As of 2009, the rabbi was Larry Schlesinger.
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