Congregation Beth Israel (Austin, Texas)

Beth Israel
Basic information
Location 3901 Shoal Creek Boulevard,
Austin, Texas, United States
Geographic coordinates 30°18′29″N 97°44′51″W / 30.308157°N 97.747445°W / 30.308157; -97.747445Coordinates: 30°18′29″N 97°44′51″W / 30.308157°N 97.747445°W / 30.308157; -97.747445
Affiliation Reform Judaism
Status Active
Leadership Senior Rabbi: Steven Folberg
Assistant Rabbi: Cookie Lea Olshein
Rabbi Educator: Susan Lippe[1]
Website www.bethisrael.org

Congregation Beth Israel is a Reform synagogue located at 3901 Shoal Creek Boulevard in Austin, Texas.[2] Organized in 1876 and chartered by the state of Texas in 1879, it is the oldest synagogue in Austin.[3]

The synagogue had 51 members in 1907 and was located at East 11th and Trinity. It had no rabbi at the time.[4]

The senior rabbi is Steven Folberg.[1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Leadership & Staff, Beth Israel website. Accessed January 13, 2010.
  2. Beth Israel website. Accessed January 13, 2010.
  3. "127 Years of Congregation Beth Israel", Beth Israel website. Accessed January 13, 2010.
  4. "Directory of National Organizations" (PDF). American Jewish Committee Yearbook 1907-1908. American Jewish Committee. Retrieved 28 January 2013.


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