| Beth Israel | |
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Hebrew:בית ישראל | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi S. Robert Morais |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 801 West Michigan Avenue,Jackson,Michigan 49202 |
| Country | United States |
  Location inMichigan | |
| Coordinates | 42°14′51″N84°25′25″W / 42.24741°N 84.423473°W /42.24741; -84.423473 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Established | 1862(as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1949 |
| Website | |
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Temple Beth Israel (Hebrew:בית ישראל) is aReformJewishsynagogue located at 801 West Michigan Avenue inJackson,Michigan, in the United States.[1] Formed in 1862 byJews of German background, it grew out of the Hebrew Benevolent Society, which had been organized in 1858, and was the second Reform congregation in Michigan.[2]
After meeting in downtown Jackson in two different buildings, the congregation moved to its current site, on Michigan Avenue, that was dedicated in 1949 and remodelled following a fire in 1971. Thecongregation's cemetery is the oldest Jewish cemetery in continuous use and was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in June 2009.[3][4]
Dr.Jonathan V. Plaut, the son of the late rabbi Dr. W.Gunther Plaut, joined asrabbi in 2000 and served the congregation until his death in 2012.[5] In September 2011 Rabbi S. Robert Morais became Beth Israel's rabbi.
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