Beth Israel
Hebrew: בית ישראל
Beth Israel synagogue
Religion
AffiliationConservative Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
LeadershipRabbi Nadav Caine[1]
StatusActive
Location
Location2000 Washtenaw Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan
CountryUnited States
Beth Israel Congregation (Ann Arbor, Michigan) is located in Michigan
Beth Israel Congregation (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
Location in Michigan
Geographic coordinates42°16′04″N 83°43′20″W / 42.267862°N 83.722268°W / 42.267862; -83.722268
Architecture
Date established1916 (as a congregation)
Website
bethisrael-aa.org

Beth Israel Congregation (Hebrew: בית ישראל) is a Conservative synagogue located at 2000 Washtenaw Avenue in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the United States. Established in 1916, Beth Israel is the oldest synagogue in Ann Arbor.[2]

In 2009, the egalitarian congregation had 480 member households,[2] and the Rabbi, since 2018, is Nadav Caine.[1]

History

Beth Israel Congregation of Ann Arbor was the first conservative congregation established in Michigan, founded In 1916 by Osias Zwerdling, Philip Lansky, and other members of the Ann Arbor Jewish Community.[3]

In 1997, Gerda Seligson received the Jewish Theological Seminary's Second Century award. A video recording of this event can be found in the Synagogue's records.

Beginning in the early 2000s protestors began to gather on the sidewalk outside of the synagogue. The Congregation filed a federal lawsuit against the protestors in 2019, asking for an injunction to stop the protests and damages for emotional distress. This injunction was followed by a Amicus curiae brief from the Michigan branch of the American Civil Liberties Union that supported the Congregation, while also defending the protestors right to First Amendment speech. The injunction was dismissed in August 2020, re-filed, and affirmed in 2021 by the Sixth Circuit.[4]

Rabbi Rav Nadav (left) leading an Aliyah, Yom Kippur 2022.

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us: Rabbi Nadav Caine". Beth Israel Congregation. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "About US: History". Beth Israel Congregation. Archived from the original on January 3, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2009.
  3. ↑ "U-M Library Search". search.lib.umich.edu. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  4. ↑ United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, Case No. 20-1870


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