Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock

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Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock
Religion
Affiliation Judaism
LeadershipRabbi Alex Weisz
StatusActive
Location
Location5711 Monte Vista Street,
Highland Park, Los Angeles,
California, Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Geographic coordinates 34°06′44″N118°11′39″W / 34.112342°N 118.194163°W / 34.112342; -118.194163
Architecture
Style Spanish Colonial Revival [1]
Completed1930 [2]
Construction cost$4,077.88 [2]
Website
www.tbila.org

Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock is an egalitarian synagogue located at 5711 Monte Vista Street in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California. [3] It is dually affiliated with the Conservative and Reform movements. [2]

First organized as the Highland Park Hebrew School Association in 1923, it completed construction of its Spanish Colonial Revival style building in 1930, at a cost of $4,077.88 (today $71,000). [2] It is the oldest synagogue in Los Angeles exclusively operating in its original location. [1] [4] In July 2023, Rabbi Alex Weisz became the Senior Rabbi of Temple Beth Israel, making him the first Gen Z rabbi serving as the spiritual leader of an American synagogue. [5]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Leibowitz, Ed. "Finding Sanctuary", Los Angeles , September 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ullman, Jane. "The Little Shul That Could—Highland Park’s Temple Beth Israel", The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles , September 7, 2006.
  3. ↑ Contacts Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine , Synagogue website. Accessed August 27, 2009.
  4. ↑ History Archived 2009-04-29 at the Wayback Machine , Synagogue website. Accessed August 27, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Clergy & Staff". tibia.org.</ref

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