The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah

The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah
The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah
	The 1908 synagogue building in Kansas City, Missouri
Religion
Affiliation	Reform Judaism
Leadership	Senior Rabbi: Arthur P. Nemitoff; Rabbi: Sarah Smiley; Rabbi Emeritus: Michael R. Zedek;
Status	Active
Location
Location	12320 Nall Avenue
Municipality	Overland Park
Geographic coordinates	38°54′13″N 94°39′04″W / 38.90371208116279°N 94.65099005991291°WCoordinates: 38°54′13″N 94°39′04″W / 38.90371208116279°N 94.65099005991291°W
Architecture
Completed	2000
Capacity	300 (chapel)
Website
	bnaijehudah.org

The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah is the oldest and largest synagogue in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.^[2]^[3]^[4] Established in 1870 in Kansas City, Missouri,^[2] it was a founding member of the Union for Reform Judaism.^[3] Its fourth building, designed by Kivett and Myers architects, was a modernist structure that was "striking for its exterior profile and massing and its combination of natural and industrial forms to create an appearance rooted in both primeval nature and futuristic design."^[2] Completed in 1969, it was demolished after the congregation relocated to Overland Park, Kansas in 2000.^[2]^[3] The senior rabbi is Arthur P. Nemitoff, the rabbi is Sarah Smiley, and the rabbi emeritus is Michael R. Zedek.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Our Staff". The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah". Marlene & Nathan Addlestone Library, College of Charleston. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "History". The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
^ "The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah is the oldest and largest Jewish congregation in the Kansas City metropolitan area". The Pluralism Project Harvard University.

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[staff-1] "Our Staff". The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. Retrieved 2019-08-16.

[Addlestone-2] "The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah". Marlene & Nathan Addlestone Library, College of Charleston. Retrieved 2019-08-16.

[history-3] "History". The Temple, Congregation B’nai Jehudah. Retrieved 2019-08-16.

[4] "The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah is the oldest and largest Jewish congregation in the Kansas City metropolitan area". The Pluralism Project Harvard University.

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