B'nai Israel Synagogue (Woodbourne, New York)
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B'nai Israel Synagogue is a historic synagogue
on NY 52
in Woodbourne
, Town of Fallsburg
, Sullivan County, New York
. It was built in 1920 and is a two story building above a shallow concrete basement. It is a wood frame structure, three bays wide by four bays deep and surmounted by a steep gable roof with deep wooden cornice.
In the Spring of 2010 Rabbi Mordechai Jungreis, Rebbe of the Nikolsburg
Hasidic
dynasty, renovated the synagogue and was appointed Rabbi of the synagogue.
Rabbi Jungreis, who has a synagogue in the Borough Park
neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY has attracted a large following of Jews, specifically teenagers and young adults. The synagogue is to be used during the summer months, from Memorial day to Labor Day when Sullivan County sees a large influx of Jewish vacationers.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1999.
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
on NY 52
New York State Route 52
New York State Route 52 is a long state highway in the southeastern part of New York in the United States. It generally runs from west to east, beginning at the Pennsylvania state line in the Delaware River near Narrowsburg, crossing the Hudson River on the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, and ending...
in Woodbourne
Woodbourne, New York
Woodbourne is a hamlet in the town of Fallsburg in Sullivan County, New York, United States.Woodbourne is bordered by the town of Neversink, the hamlet of Grahamsville, the hamlet of Loch Sheldrake, the hamlet of Old Falls, and the hamlet of Hasbrouck. The major thoroughfares of Woodbourne are New...
, Town of Fallsburg
Fallsburg, New York
Fallsburg is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The town is in the eastern part of the county. The population was 12,234 at the 2000 census. The town takes its name from a waterfall on the Neversink River...
, Sullivan County, New York
Sullivan County, New York
Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,547. The county seat is Monticello. The name is in honor of Major General John Sullivan, who was a hero in the American Revolutionary War...
. It was built in 1920 and is a two story building above a shallow concrete basement. It is a wood frame structure, three bays wide by four bays deep and surmounted by a steep gable roof with deep wooden cornice.
In the Spring of 2010 Rabbi Mordechai Jungreis, Rebbe of the Nikolsburg
Nikolsburg (Hasidic dynasty)
Nikolsburg is the name of a Hasidic dynasty, named for the Rebbe Shmelke of Nikolsburg .There currently exist three distinct branches of the Nikolsburg dynasty:...
Hasidic
Hasidic Judaism
Hasidic Judaism or Hasidism, from the Hebrew —Ḥasidut in Sephardi, Chasidus in Ashkenazi, meaning "piety" , is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that promotes spirituality and joy through the popularisation and internalisation of Jewish mysticism as the fundamental aspects of the Jewish faith...
dynasty, renovated the synagogue and was appointed Rabbi of the synagogue.
Rabbi Jungreis, who has a synagogue in the Borough Park
Borough Park, Brooklyn
Borough Park , is a neighborhood in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City in the United States....
neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY has attracted a large following of Jews, specifically teenagers and young adults. The synagogue is to be used during the summer months, from Memorial day to Labor Day when Sullivan County sees a large influx of Jewish vacationers.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1999.