List of synagogues in the United States
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This is a list of notable synagogues in the United States.
By state
Alabama
- Agudath Israel Etz Ahayem, Montgomery
- Temple Beth-El, Birmingham
- Temple Beth-El, Anniston
- Beth Israel Congregation, Gadsden
- Knesseth Israel Congregation (Birmingham, Alabama)
- Temple Beth Or, Montgomery
- B'nai Jeshurun, Demopolis
- Temple B'nai Sholom, Huntsville
- Temple Emanu-El, Birmingham
- Knesseth Israel, Mountain Brook (suburb of Birmingham)
- Sha’arai Shomayim Congregation, Mobile
Alaska
- Congregation Or HaTzafon, Fairbanks
- Congregation Beth Shalom, Anchorage
- Alaska Jewish Campus, Anchorage
- David and Ruth Green Lubavitch Jewish Center of Alaska, Anchorage
Arizona
- Congregation Beth Israel (Scottsdale, Arizona)
- Jewish History Museum (Tucson), is the oldest synagogue in the state
- Temple Emanu-El (Tucson)
- Temple Emanuel of Tempe
- Temple Beth Israel (Phoenix)
- Temple Chai (Scottsdale)
Arkansas
California
- Congregation Kol Shofar (Tiburon, California)
- Congregation Beth Israel (Berkeley, California)
- Congregation B'nai David
- Temple Beth Israel (Fresno, California)
- Mosaic Law Congregation (Sacramento, California)
- Aish HaTorah
- Beth Chayim Chadashim
- Breed Street Shul
- Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel
- Sinai Temple (Los Angeles, California)
- Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock
- Temple Israel of Hollywood
- Stephen Wise Temple
- Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue
- Wilshire Boulevard Temple
- Yeshiva Aharon Yaakov-Ohr Eliyahu
- Yeshiva University High Schools of Los Angeles
- Temple Sinai (Oakland, California)
- Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center
- Congregation B'nai Israel (Sacramento, California)
- Congregation Beth Israel (San Diego)
- San Diego Jewish Academy
- Congregation Beth Israel-Judea
- Beyt Tikkun Synagogue
- Beth Jacob (Oakland, California)
- Bush Street Temple
- Congregation Beth Sholom (San Francisco, California)
- Congregation Emanu-El (San Francisco, California)
- Congregation Sherith Israel (San Francisco, California)
- Temple Israel (Stockton, California)
- Congregation Ner Tamid, Rancho Palos Verdes
- Congregation B'nai Israel (Daly City, California)
- Congregation Beth Am (Los Altos Hills, California)
- Rodef Sholom (San Rafael, California)
- Peninsula Temple Beth El (San Mateo, California)
Colorado
- Beth HaMedrosh Hagodol-Beth Joseph, Denver
- Temple Emanuel, Denver
- Temple Sinai (Denver, Colorado)
- Temple Aaron, Trinidad
- Congregation Ohr Shalom (Grand Junction, Colorado)
Connecticut
- Achavath Achim Synagogue
- Agudath Sholem Synagogue
- Ahavas Sholem Synagogue
- Anshei Israel Synagogue
- Congregation B'nai Israel (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
- Temple Beth Israel (Hartford, Connecticut)
- Congregation Beth Israel (West Hartford, Connecticut)
- Beth Israel Synagogue (New Haven, Connecticut)
- Beth Israel Synagogue (Norwalk, Connecticut)
- Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek
- Congregation B'nai Jacob (Woodbridge, Connecticut)
- Congregation Knesseth Israel (Ellington, Connecticut)
- Congregation Mishkan Israel
- Ohev Sholem Synagogue
- Tephereth Israel Synagogue
- TCS (The Conservative Synagogue) of Westport
Delaware
- Congregation Beth Shalom, Wilmington, Delaware
District of Columbia
- Adas Israel Congregation
- Bet Mishpachah
- DC Minyan
- Hill Havurah, Capitol Hill synagogue, founded in 2000
- Kesher Israel Congregation
- Machar, The Washington Congregation for Secular Humanistic Judaism
- Ohev Sholom – The National Synagogue
- Sixth & I Historic Synagogue
- Washington Hebrew Congregation
Florida
- Ahavath Chesed
- Bet Shira Congregation
- Temple Beth-El (Pensacola, Florida)
- United Hebrews of Ocala
- Jewish Discovery Center of Brandon
Georgia
- Congregation B'nai Torah, Sandy Springs
- Congregation Mickve Israel, Savannah
Hawaii
- Aloha Jewish Chapel, Pearl Harbor
- Temple Emanu-El, Honolulu
Idaho
- Ahavath Beth Israel, Boise[1]
Illinois
- B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim (BJBE)
- KAM Isaiah Israel
- Loop Synagogue
- Adas Yeshurun[2]
- Khal Chessed L'Avraham Zidichov-The Chicago Center [3]
- Agudas Yisroel Warsaw Bikur Cholim[4]
- Mekor Hachaim[5]
- Chicago Chassidishe Kollel[6]
- Bais Chaim Dovid[7]
- Adas Bnei Yisroel[8]
- Congregation Bnei Ruven[9]
- Khal Ohr Yisocher Chodorov[10]
- Congregation Beth Itzchok[11]
Indiana
Iowa
- B'nai Israel Synagogue (Council Bluffs, Iowa)
- B'nai Jacob Synagogue (Ottumwa, Iowa)
- Mount Sinai Temple (Sioux City, Iowa)
- Temple Emanuel, Davenport[13]
- Temple Judah (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)[14]
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
- Etz Chaim Synagogue, Portland, Maine
- Shaarey Tphiloh, Portland, Maine
Maryland
- B'er Chayim Temple, Cumberland
- Temple Isaiah, Fulton
- Young Israel Shomrai Emunah, Kemp Mill
- Ohev Sholom Talmud Torah Congregation of Olney, Olney
- Magen David Sephardic Congregation, Rockville
- B'nai Israel, Rockville
Massachusetts
- Adams Street Shul, Newton
- Ahavath Torah, Stoughton
- Beth Israel Synagogue, Cambridge
- Congregation Beth Israel, Worcester
- Shaarai Torah Synagogue, Worcester
- Temple Emanuel Sinai, Worcester
- Temple Israel, Boston
- The Vilna Shul, Boston
- Congregation Or Atid, Wayland
Michigan
- Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Township
- Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, Detroit
- Temple Emanuel, Grand Rapids
- Temple Israel, West Bloomfield
Minnesota
Mississippi
- Temple Adath Israel (Cleveland, Mississippi)
- Congregation Beth Israel (Meridian, Mississippi)
- Beth Israel Congregation (Jackson, Mississippi)
- Gemiluth Chessed (Port Gibson, Mississippi)
- Temple B'nai Shalom (Brookhaven, Mississippi)
- Temple B'nai Israel (Tupelo, Mississippi)
Missouri
- United Hebrew Congregation
- Congregation Shaare Emeth, Creve Coeur
- Congregation B'nai Amoona (Creve Coeur)
- Temple Beth El, Jefferson City, MO
- Congregation Temple Israel, Creve Coeur
- B'Nai Israel Synagogue, Cape Girardeau
Montana
- Temple Emanu-El (Helena, Montana), built 1891,[15] first and oldest synagogue in Montana, building now converted to other uses.
Nebraska
Nevada
- Temple Emanu-El, Reno, Nevada, founded in 1922.
- Temple Beth Sholom, Las Vegas, Nevada, founded in 1931.
New Hampshire
- Temple Adath Yeshurun of Manchester, founded in 1891, is the oldest congregation in New Hampshire.
- Temple Israel, first permanent Jewish house of worship in New Hampshire, Portsmouth, 1910.
New Jersey
- Congregation Ahavath Torah, Englewood
- Agudath Achim, Freehold
- Congregation Etz Ahaim Sephardic, Highland Park
- Temple Beth-El, Jersey City
- Adas Emuno Congregation, Leonia
- Congregation B'nai Israel, Millburn
- Prince Street Synagogue, Newark, built 1884, former home of Oheb Shalom Congregation
New Mexico
- Congregation Albert, founded in 1897, is the oldest continuing Jewish organization in New Mexico.[16][17]
New York
- Agudas Achim Synagogue, Livingston Manor
- Anshei Glen Wild Synagogue, Sullivan County
- Avenue O Synagogue, Brooklyn
- Congregation Beth Shalom, Clifton Park
- B'nai Israel Synagogue, Woodbourne
- B'nai Jeshurun, Manhattan
- Beth Joseph Synagogue, Tupper Lake
- Chevro Ahavath Zion Synagogue, Monticello
- Congregation B'nai Israel Synagogue, Fleischmanns
- Congregation Emanu-El of New York, Manhattan
- Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, Manhattan
- Central Synagogue, Manhattan
- Congregation Shaare Zedek, Manhattan
- Congregation Shaare Zion, Brooklyn
- Congregation Tifereth Israel Synagogue, Greenport
- Fifth Avenue Synagogue, Manhattan
- Jericho Jewish Center, Jericho
- Kane Street Synagogue (Congregation Baith Israel Anshei Emes), Brooklyn
- North Country Reform Temple, Glen Cove
- Park Avenue Synagogue, Manhattan
- Park East Synagogue, Manhattan
- Temple Beth-El, Hornell, New York (inactive)
- Temple Beth Zion, Buffalo
- Temple Shaaray Tefila, Manhattan
- Temple Society of Concord, Syracuse
- Yeshiva Kesser Torah, Queens
North Carolina
- Congregation Beth Israel (Asheville, North Carolina)
- Congregation Emanuel (Statesville, North Carolina)
- Congregation Oheb Sholom (Goldsboro, North Carolina)
- Temple Israel (Charlotte, North Carolina)
- Temple Israel (Kinston, North Carolina)
- Temple of Israel (Wilmington, North Carolina)
North Dakota
- B'nai Israel Synagogue and Montefiore Cemetery, Grand Forks, North Dakota
- Temple Beth El (Fargo, North Dakota)[18]
Ohio
- Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple (Beachwood)
- Oheb Zedek-Cedar Sinai Synagogue (Lyndhurst)
- Park Synagogue (Cleveland Heights)
- Rockdale Temple, Cincinnati
- Sherith Israel Temple, Cincinnati
- Temple Tifereth-Israel (Beachwood)
- B’nai Jeshurun (Pepper Pike)
Oklahoma
Oregon
- Temple Beth Israel, Eugene
- Congregation Beth Israel, Portland
- Neveh Shalom Synagogue, Portland
Pennsylvania
- Congregation Mikveh Israel
- Congregation Kehillas B'nai Shalom (Bucks County)
- Congregation Rodeph Shalom, on the NRHP
- Beth Shalom Congregation
- Kesher Israel Congregation, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Kesher Zion, Reading, Pennsylvania
- Congregation Shivtei Yeshuron-Ezras Israel
- Temple Sinai, Dresher, Pennsylvania
- Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation, Pittsburgh
- Congregation Beth Or, Maple Glen, Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
- Sons of Jacob Synagogue, Providence
- Temple Beth-El, Providence
- Touro Synagogue, Newport is the oldest surviving synagogue in North America.
South Carolina
- Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, Charleston
- Temple Beth Elohim (Georgetown, South Carolina)
- Beth Israel Congregation (Beaufort, South Carolina)
- Beth Israel Congregation (Florence, South Carolina)
- House of Peace Synagogue, Columbia
- Temple Sinai (Sumter, South Carolina)
Tennessee
- Temple Adas Israel (Brownsville, Tennessee)
- Baron Hirsch Synagogue, Memphis
- Temple Israel (Memphis, Tennessee)
- Mizpah Congregation, Chattanooga
- Congregation Ohabai Sholom (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Congregation Sherith Israel (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Temple B'Nai Israel, Jackson
Texas
- B'nai Abraham Synagogue (Brenham, Texas),
- Congregation B'nai Israel (Galveston, Texas), sited in the oldest synagogue building
- Temple Beth Israel (Houston, Texas), the oldest congregation in the state
- Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Texas)
- Temple Sinai (Houston, Texas)
Utah
- B'nai Israel Temple (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Congregation Kol Ami (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Congregation Sharey Tzedek Synagogue
Vermont
- Ohavi Zedek, Burlington
- Rutland Jewish Center
Virginia
- Agudas Achim Congregation Alexandria
- Beth El Congregation, Winchester
- Commodore Levy Chapel, Norfolk
Washington
- Congregation Beth Israel (Bellingham, Washington)
- Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath
- Temple De Hirsch Sinai
- Congregation Ezra Bessaroth
- Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center
- Ohaveth Sholum Congregation
- Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
- Mt. Sinai Synagogue Cheyenne, Wyoming
By territory
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
- Temple Beth Shalom, San Juan, PR
U.S. Virgin Islands
- St. Thomas Synagogue, St. Thomas, VI
See also
- List of synagogues named Temple Israel
- List of the oldest synagogues in the United States
- List of Young Israel Synagogues
References
- ^ Synagogue architecture in America: faith, spirit & identity By Henry Stolzman, Daniel Stolzman [1]
- ^ "JUF : Guide to Jewish Living : Congregation Adas Yeshurun Anshe Kaneses Israel".
- ^ "JUF : Guide to Jewish Living : Chesed l'Avrohom Nachlas David Congregation".
- ^ "JUF : Guide to Jewish Living : Agudath Israel Bikur Cholim Warsaw".
- ^ "JUF : Guide to Jewish Living : Beis Medrash Mikor Hachaim".
- ^ "JUF : Guide to Jewish Living : Chicago Chassidishe Kollel".
- ^ "JUF : Guide to Jewish Living : Bais Chaim Dovid".
- ^ "JUF : Guide to Jewish Living : Congregation Adas Bnei Yisroel".
- ^ "JUF : Guide to Jewish Living : Congregation Bnei Ruven".
- ^ "JUF : Guide to Jewish Living : Khal Ohr Yisocher Chodorov".
- ^ "JUF : Guide to Jewish Living : Congregation Beth Itzchok".
- ^ Oldest Synagogue in Indiana Celebrates 100th Anniversary; Special Sermons Scheduled "Oldest Synagogue in Indiana Celebrates 100th Anniversary; Special Sermons Scheduled". Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ^ Temple Emanuel celebrates 150 years
- ^ https://templejudah.org/
- ^ "National Register". Archived from the original on 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ http://www.congregationalbert.org/
- ^ "ABQjournal: Congregation Albert City's Oldest". Archived from the original on 2018-05-19. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ "Temple Beth El". Temple Beth El. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
