| Temple Emanu-El | |
|---|---|
 Temple Emanu-El in 2016 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi CJ Mays |
| Year consecrated | 1960 |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 2550Pali Highway,Honolulu,Hawaii |
| Country | United States |
  Location inHawaii | |
| Coordinates | 21°19′50″N157°50′40″W / 21.33056°N 157.84444°W /21.33056; -157.84444 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Edward Sullam |
| Type | Synagogue |
| General contractor | T. Takahashi |
| Established | 1938(as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1960 |
| Website | |
| shaloha | |
Temple Emanu-El is aReformJewish congregation andsynagogue, located at 2550Pali Highway, inHonolulu,Hawaii, in the United States. Founded in 1938, the congregation joined theUnion for Reform Judaism in 1952, and the synagogue building was consecrated in 1960 under the spiritual leadership of Rabbi Roy A. Rosenberg. The architect was Edward Sullam, and the builder was T. Takahashi.[1] The sanctuary is decorated with 12 8-foot (2.4 m) paintings by the New Mexico-based artist Alice Flitter.[2]
In addition to providing religious services onShabbat and on holidays, Temple Emanu-El offers various educational programs for children and adults. The School of Jewish Studies (SJS) provides Jewish religious and cultural education for students inpreschool through about 7th grade. Students typically graduate from SJS by having theirb’nai mitzvah, after which several youth group experiences become available through 12th grade.[3] Temple Emanu-El also offers a Torah Study program for adults.[citation needed]
Elias Abraham Rosenberg came to Hawaii from San Francisco in 1886. Accounts vary as to whether or not he ever used the title “Rabbi”, but he was never ordained.[4] He developed a friendship withKing David Kalākaua, telling him stories from theTorah and teaching him theHebrew language. In 1887, Rosenberg returned toSan Francisco because of political unrest surrounding theBayonet Constitution in Hawaii. He left hisTorah andyad (Torah pointer) with Kalākaua for safe-keeping.[5]
The Torah and yad remained in the royal family. TheHouse of Kawānanakoa would lend the scroll to the Honolulu Jewish community forHigh Holy Day services[5] until 1925 and possibly through the 1930s[6] or into the 1940s.[5] The yad eventually belonged to Kekaulike Kawānanakoa, granddaughter ofPrincess Abigail Kawānanakoa; Kekaulike gifted it to a friend who gave it to Temple Emanu-El in 1959.[6]
After the death of Princess Abigail Kawānanakoa in 1945, the Torah was given toFlora Kaai Hayes for safekeeping. Following her death in 1968, she left it to her son,Homer A. Hayes. The location of the Torah had remained publicly unknown for 13 years after the donation of the yad, but was discovered in 1972 when Homer told Temple Emanu-El memberSamuel Landau about the scroll. The Torah eventually passed into the Temple's ownership along with the yad.[6] The Torah and yad are permanently displayed in the mainsanctuary.[5]
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