21 Aug, 2019
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B'nai Israel Traditional Synagogue
History
The first shul was located at Fourth and Lee Streets. Ten years after B'nai Israel's founding, the congregation had twenty members. A full-time rabbi, Rabbi Jacob Aronson, led Shabbat services and a cheder, which met three times per week. The religious school soon thereafter met six days per week that "provided instruction in Hebrew language, history, and the Bible." By 1940, the congregation had its own building and a small cemetery just north of the city.
In the 1950s a new concrete block building was constructed on Vance Avenue. The rectangular structure was designed with Mid-Century modern architecture.
The congregation has been lay-led by congregants over the years. Dr. Bernard Kaplan (z"l) led the congregation from 1962 until his death in 1995. Since 1998, Bernard Kaplan's son, Dr. Meyer Kaplan, has been the lay leader.
The synagogue holds regular Shabbat and holiday services.
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