Kehilat Gesher

Kehilat Gesher is a Liberal Jewish synagogue located in the 17th arrondissement of Paris and founder of the Francophone Federation of Liberal Judaism and the Assembly of Liberal Judaism of France.

Kehillat Gesher
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
LeadershipRabbi Tom Cohen
Year consecrated1993
Location
Location7 Rue Léon Cogniet, 75017 Paris, France
Location within Paris
Geographic coordinates48.880971°N 2.3022408°E / 48.880971; 2.3022408
Architecture
TypeSynagogue
Website
Kehillat Gesher

Its Rabbi, American Tom Cohen, founded the synagogue to be Jewish and Franco American. The synagogue was founded in 1993 and today has around 190 families.

Cohen is married to Pauline Bebe, the first female Rabbi in France and the founder of the Communauté juive libérale d'Île-de-France (CJL).

Prayers are held in Hebrew, English and French.

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