Temple Sinai is a historic Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 6227 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States.[1] It is one of Louisiana's largest Jewish congregations, with a congregation of approximately 450 member families, and its oldest Reform congregation.[2]
| Temple Sinai | |
|---|---|
 Temple Sinai building on St. Charles Avenue | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi Daniel M. Sherman |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 6227 St. Charles Avenue in Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Country | United States |
  Location in New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| Geographic coordinates | 29°55′59″N 90°7′13″W / 29.93306°N 90.12028°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Date established | 1870 (as a congregation) |
| Completed |
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| Demolished | 1977 (Carondelet Street) |
| Website | |
| templesinainola | |
History
editTemple Sinai was founded in 1870.[3] The original temple building completed in 1872. It was located at Carondelet Street between Delord Street and Calliope Street.[4] It was used for the initial site of Southern University.
Maximilian Heller was the temple's rabbi from 1887 until his retirement in 1927.[5]
In 1928, Temple Sinai moved Uptown to St. Charles Avenue and Calhoun Street, where a new temple was completed.[6]
The old building was sold to the Knights of Pythias. In the 1930s the Motion Picture Advertising Company purchased the old temple building and remodeled it for its headquarters.[4] It was demolished in 1977 over the objections of preservationists after a court ruling.[4]
The rabbi is Daniel Sherman and the cantor is Rebecca Garfein.[7]
Gallery
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Original Temple Sinai building from an 1895 photograph -
Etching of the original Temple Sinai from the Visitors Guide to New Orleans -
View from the rear of the original temple
References
edit- ^ "New Orleans temple celebrates 145th anniversary". San Diego Jewish World. February 23, 2015.
- ^ [1], Union for Reform Judaism]. Accessed March 4, 2024.
- ^ Who We Are, Temple Sinai website]. Accessed June 14, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Temple Sinai Is Demolished - NOLA Preservation Timeline Place - Tulane School of Architecture". architecture.tulane.edu.
- ^ Landman, Isaac, ed. (1941). The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York, N.Y.: The Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, Inc. p. 309 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Temple Sinai – Via Nola Vie". www.vianolavie.org.
- ^ Clergy & Staff, Temple Sinai website. Accessed March 4, 2024.
External links
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Media related to Temple Sinai, New Orleans, 1872 building at Wikimedia Commons- Media related to Temple Sinai, New Orleans, 1928 building at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
