Saturday, July 11, 2015

Temple Beth Israel - Inspired Sundays

Temple Beth Israel, Macon, GA, USA
I've shown a few rural churches, and I thought it was time I posted larger buildings of worship. In the middle Georgia area there is more diversity than people expect.

The Temple Beth Israel formed a congregation on October 30, 1859. This particular building was built in 1902. Originally the congregation was Orthodox as most congregations were at the time. Their service followed the German Minhag in Hebrew and German. Today the congregation is Reform Judaism.
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19 comments:

  1. Elizabeth EdwardsJuly 12, 2015 at 8:17 AM

    interesting ... i wonder if it has always been a church? it has a government or office building feel? i love that it is named after me. way cool. great addition this week thanks for sharing. ( :

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    1. Ann BennettJuly 12, 2015 at 8:49 AM

      I think I like the Scottish origin of you name which is "lively". Beth is anglicized Hebrew for "House of", lol. Of course Elisabeth has a better meaning which is Glory of God.

      It has always been a Temple.

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  2. Cranberry MorningJuly 12, 2015 at 8:36 AM

    Laughed at Beth's comment. :-) That's quite an imposing temple. Interesting that it started out Orthodox...

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    1. Ann BennettJuly 12, 2015 at 8:47 AM

      By the time the temple was built in 1902, the congregation was Reform. From what I read, they were all Orthodox at that time.

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  3. TomJuly 12, 2015 at 8:40 AM

    I'm always interested in the number of doors on houses of worship. I find few with three. Very nice. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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    1. Ann BennettJuly 12, 2015 at 8:50 AM

      I thought it would be a nice start for a series of small city homes of worship.

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  4. Jaśmin July 12, 2015 at 8:55 AM

    Very interesing.
    Yours:)*

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  5. Pat HattJuly 12, 2015 at 9:33 AM

    Wow, that is quite the building. Nothing much like tat one around here.

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    1. Ann BennettJuly 12, 2015 at 11:28 AM

      It is one of many in Macon, Georgia. I am going to take many more pictures of buildings to gradually put online.

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  6. Jackie McGuinnessJuly 12, 2015 at 10:08 AM

    I wondered also what the building started out as.

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    1. Ann BennettJuly 12, 2015 at 10:58 AM

      I'm not Jewish, so I don't know what is reflected in it's design. I am speculating that the grand architecture found in the United States during this time period is reflected.

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  7. Ruth KellyJuly 12, 2015 at 9:09 PM

    Wow, you really do have diversity there. I enjoyed your header with all the cats.

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    1. Ann BennettJuly 14, 2015 at 9:21 AM

      I live in the country so cats are handy. I own two elderly cats that live in the house now. The coyotes are too attracted to cats.

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  8. Billy Blue EyesJuly 13, 2015 at 2:48 AM

    Never come across that church before but you can see the building looked orthodox with the portico

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    1. Ann BennettJuly 14, 2015 at 9:22 AM

      It is a beautiful building. I've got time (I hope) to display so many places of worship and will.

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  9. Susan Gourley/KelleyJuly 13, 2015 at 4:37 PM

    It looks like it should be a government center rather than a place of worship.
    Susan Says

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    1. Ann BennettJuly 14, 2015 at 9:20 AM

      It does. I guess because I always knew it was a temple, that is what a temple looked like to me. I have looked up Synagogue architecture and it turns out there is no specific style.

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  10. klahanieJuly 13, 2015 at 9:08 PM

    Hi Ann,

    I was going to type very quietly because I though it was a library :)

    Gary

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    1. Ann BennettJuly 14, 2015 at 9:06 AM

      he, he - You were typing quietly, I didn't even hear you. Good comment.

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