The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah

Reform synagogue in Kansas, United States

38°54′13″N 94°39′04″W / 38.90371°N 94.65099°W / 38.90371; -94.65099ArchitectureArchitect(s)
  • Frank M. Howe (1908)
  • Kivett and Myers (1967)
TypeSynagogueStyle
  • Neoclassical (1908)
  • Modernist (1967)
Date established1870 (as a congregation)Completed
  • 1885 (Oak Street)
  • 1908 (Linwood Boulevard)
  • 1967 (Holmes Road)[a]
  • 2000 (Nall Avenue)
SpecificationsCapacity300 worshippers (chapel)Site area24 acres (9.7 ha)Websitebnaijehudah.org[2][3][4]

The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 12320 Nall Avenue, in Overland Park, Kansas, in the United States. Established in 1870 in Kansas City, Missouri,[3] it was a founding member of the Union for Reform Judaism.[4] The congregation is the oldest and largest in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.[3][4][5]

Its fourth building, located on Holmes Road, was designed by Kivett and Myers architects in the Modernist style, considered "striking for its exterior profile and massing and its combination of natural and industrial forms to create an appearance rooted in both primeval nature and futuristic design."[3] Completed and dedicated in 1967, it was demolished after the congregation relocated to Overland Park in 2000.[3][4]

The senior rabbi is Arthur P. Nemitoff, the rabbi is Sarah Smiley, and the rabbi emeritus is Michael R. Zedek.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Whilst the congregation moved in 1957, the sanctuary wasn't completed and dedicated until 1967.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Homes Road at 69th Street". The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah. April 16, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2023.[self-published source?]
  2. ^ a b "Our Staff". The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. n.d. Retrieved August 16, 2019.[self-published source?]
  3. ^ a b c d e "The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah". Marlene & Nathan Addlestone Library, College of Charleston. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "History". The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. n.d. Retrieved August 16, 2019.[self-published source?]
  5. ^ "The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah is the oldest and largest Jewish congregation in the Kansas City metropolitan area". The Pluralism Project. Harvard University.[dead link]
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