| Temple Emanu-El | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Leadership | Ryan Bauer(senior rabbi) Joel Roos and Jon Holman(Presidents) |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 2 Lake Street,San Francisco, California, United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°47′14″N122°27′35″W / 37.7872°N 122.4597°W /37.7872; -122.4597 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Arthur Brown Jr. |
| Style | Byzantine Revival |
| Completed | 1926 |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | 1 |
| Dome height (outer) | 150 feet |
| Website | |
| http://www.emanuelsf.org | |
Congregation Emanu-El ofSan Francisco,California is one of the threeoldest Jewish congregations in California,[a] and one of the largest Jewish congregations in the United States. A member of theUnion for Reform Judaism, Congregation Emanu-El is a significant gathering place for the Bay Area Jewish community.
During the Gold Rush in 1849, a small group of Jews held the firstHigh Holy Days services in a tent in San Francisco; it was the first Jewish service on theWest Coast of the United States.[2] This group of traders and merchants founded Congregation Emanu-El sometime in 1850, and its charter was issued in April, 1851. The 16 signatories were mostlyGerman Jews fromBavaria.
In 1860, Reform rabbi Elkan Cohn joined the Emanu-El congregation; in 1877, he led the congregation as the first in the West to join theReform Movement.[2] As the Reform Movement in Judaism spread in the United States during the early twentieth century, the synagogue became affiliated with this framework.
In 1884Julie Rosewald became America's first femalecantor when she began serving in Emanu-El, although she was not ordained.[3][4] She served as a cantor there until 1893.[3][4]
Among its major programs today, the synagogue includes worship, youth and adult education programs, and also a major emphasis on social justice.[5]
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