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| Temple Israel | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership |
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 5725 Walnut Lake Road, West Bloomfield Township,Oakland County,Michigan 48323 |
| Country | United States |
  Location of the current synagogue inMichigan | |
| Coordinates | 42°33′20″N83°23′47″W / 42.55556°N 83.39639°W /42.55556; -83.39639 |
| Architecture | |
| Architects | William Kapp(1950 and 1980) (Smith, Hinchman & Grylls) |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Founder | Rabbi Leon Fram |
| Established | 1941(as a congregation) |
| Completed |
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| Website | |
| temple-israel | |
Temple Israel (Palmer Park) | |
 The former synagogue, now church, in 2020 | |
| Location | 17400 Manderson Road, Palmer Park,Detroit, Michigan 48203 |
| Coordinates | 42°25′09″N83°06′54″W / 42.4190354°N 83.1150638°W /42.4190354; -83.1150638 |
| Built | 1950 |
| Architect | William Kapp |
| Architectural style | Art Moderne |
| Part of | Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District (ID83000895) |
| Designated CP | May 21, 1983 |
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Temple Israel is aReformJewishsynagogue located at 5725 Walnut Lake Road, inWest Bloomfield Township,Oakland County,Michigan, in the United States.
In 2008, Temple Israel was claimed to be among the largest Reform congregations in the United States.[2] As of 2012[update], the congregation claimed that it is the largest congregation in North America,[3] and the official database of theUnion for Reform Judaism reported that the congregation has 3,383 members.[4]
The congregation was founded in 1941 inDetroit,[5] in just 60 days beforeWorld War II.
In 1949, the congregation erected anArt Moderne-style temple designed by architectWilliam Kapp that officially opened in 1950.[citation needed]
The Temple moved to West Bloomfield in 1980,[6] in a building located on Walnut Lake Road that was designed by the Bloomfield Hills architectural firm of TMP Associates, Inc.[7]
The original temple in the Palmer Park area has been occupied by the Word of Power Ministry, anEvangelical Christianchurch, previously the Saint Paul Apostolic Temple Church, since 1989.[8] The former synagogue building was included in theNational Register of Historic Places as a contributing property that is part of Detroit'sPalmer Park Apartment Building Historic District, designated in 1983, with a boundary increase in 2015.[1]
Temple Israel completed additional renovations to the Sanctuary in 2017.[citation needed]
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Temple Israel has a unique leadership model. Unlike most traditional multi-clergy synagogues, Temple Israel does not have a 'Senior Rabbi' atop the hierarchy. Each member of the clergy team is considered an equal.
Rabbi Harold Loss is the longest-serving active member of the clergy team, joining Temple Israel in 1971. Rabbi Paul Yedwab joined him in 1986 and Rabbi Josh Bennett in 1995. Rabbi Marla Hornsten became the Temple's first female Rabbi in 2000, and Cantor Neil Michaels joined the clergy in 2002. Rabbi Jennifer Kaluzny and Cantor Michael Smolash came on board in the summer of 2004, with Rabbi Jennifer Lader's arrival in 2012.[9]
The executive director of Temple Israel is Jason Plotkin, who began serving the congregation in June 2022.[10] Plotkin is a former President of the Program & Engagement Professionals of Reform Judaism, a Senior Member of the National Association of Temple Administration (NATA) and serves on the North American Board of theUnion for Reform Judaism.
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