Temple Beth Israel (Port Washington, New York)
Temple Beth Israel (Hebrew: בית ישראל) is a Conservative synagogue located on Temple Drive in Port Washington, New York. Founded in 1933, it is affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism,[3] and is the oldest synagogue in Port Washington.[2] The congregation initially met in a rented location at Shore Road and Main Street, and in 1938 purchased a building at 138 Bayview Avenue.[2] Its current building was designed by Percival Goodman in 1960,[4] and dedicated in 1962.[2]
| Beth Israel | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
| Leadership | Rabbi: Michael Mishkin[1] |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Temple Drive, Port Washington, New York,  United States |
| Geographic coordinates | 40.820078°N 73.687518°W |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1962[2] |
| Website | |
| tbiport | |
Robert E. Fine joined as rabbi in 2007.[5] He was succeeded by Michael Mishkin in August 2009.[6]
Notes
- Rabbi Archived 2008-07-04 at the Wayback Machine, Synagogue website. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
- Poliakoff, Ira. "Port Washington", in Synagogues of Long Island, History Press Library Editions, 2017. ISBN 978-1540227782
- Synagogue website. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
- Percival Goodman, Kimberly J. Elman, Angela Giral. Percival Goodman: architect, planner, teacher, painter, Princeton Architectural Press, 2001, p. 189.
- ""Looking Back"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. (3.37 MB), From the Rabbi, The Temple Beth Israel RePort, July/August 2009.
- ""Shalom TBI Community"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. (1.65 MB), From the Rabbi, The Temple Beth Israel RePort, July/August 2009.
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