| Temple Tifereth-Israel | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 26000 Shaker Boulevard,Beachwood, Ohio |
| Country | United States |
  Location inCleveland's eastern suburbs | |
| Coordinates | 41°28′37″N81°29′44″W / 41.47694°N 81.49556°W /41.47694; -81.49556 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Established | 1850(as a congregation) |
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TheTemple Tifereth-Israel (transliterated fromHebrew as "Glory of Israel") was aReformJewish congregation andsynagogue, located at 26000 Shaker Boulevard, inBeachwood, a suburb ofCleveland,Ohio, in the United States. The synagogue was a member of theUnion for Reform Judaism. On 1 July 2024, Tifereth-Israel merged withAnshe Chesed Fairmount Temple to create a new Reform congregation,Mishkan Or, located at the site of Tifereth-Israel.[1]
The Tifereth Israel congregation was founded in 26 May 1850 as a number of families disputed over religious ritual and left theOrthodoxAnshe Chesed congregation, the first Jewish congregation in Cleveland. The same year, RabbiIsidor Kalisch, who had beenrabbi at Anshe Chesed, was appointed the first rabbi of Tifereth Israel.[2]
A $3,000 bequest from the estate ofJudah Touro, aNew Orleans philanthropist, enabled the congregation to establish its first synagogue building on Huron and Miami Streets, dedicated on December 14, 1855. In the 1860s and 1870s, the congregation instituted reforms and, in 1873, became a founding member of theUnion of American Hebrew Congregations. Under the leadership of RabbiMoses J. Gries, in 1894 the congregation dedicated a new synagogue at Willson Avenue that became known as the Willson Avenue Temple, or simply, the Temple.
RabbiAbba Hillel Silver assumed leadership in 1917 and served for the next 46 years, until his death in 1963. In 1924 Silver established the impressiveUniversity Temple, or more simply, The Temple, and later, the Silver Sanctuary, located inUniversity Circle, Cleveland.
This large building was used by the congregation until 1969. As of January 2024[update], this building was used forHigh Holy Days, special events, and life cycle celebrations.
Silver was succeeded by his son, Daniel Jeremy Silver, who had earlier served under his father's direction as an Assistant Rabbi. In 1990, the congregation rededicated The University Temple as theSilver Sanctuary, in their honor.[2][3]
As the congregation moved further east, a property at Beachwood was acquired and initially built as a school and community center, dedicating the new temple in 1969. The complex functioned as one of several Jewish centers of community with a religious school and services as well. It contained a library and a museum, as well as several chapels and sanctuaries.
TheMaltz Museum of Jewish Heritage is located next to The Temple in Beachwood and houses part of the Temple Museum's collection. During 1994 and 1995, the Beachwood temple renovated interiors that included the installation of additional showcases for museum exhibits in the East Building.[2]
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The following individuals served as senior rabbi of the Tifereth-Israel congregation:
| Ordinal | Officeholder | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
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| 1 | Isidor Kalisch | 1850 | 1867 | 16–17 years | [2] |
| 2 | Jacob Mayer | 1867 | 1874 | 6–7 years | |
| 3 | Aaron Hahn | 1874 | 1892 | 17–18 years | |
| 4 | Moses J. Gries | 1892 | 1917 | 24–25 years | [4] |
| 5 | Abba Hillel Silver | 1917 | 1963 | 45–46 years | |
| 6 | Daniel Jeremy Silver | 1963 | 1989 | 25–26 years | |
| 7 | Ben Kamin | 1989 | 2000 | 10–11 years | Contract terminated[5] |
| 8 | Richard A. Block | 2001 | July 1, 2018 | 16–17 years | Appointed Senior Rabbi Emeritus in 2018[6] |
| 9 | Jonathan Cohen | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2024 | 5–6 years |
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