Building Name: | Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock |
Image Upright: | 1.4 |
Map Type: | Los Angeles |
Map Size: | 250 |
Map Relief: | 1 |
Location: | 5711 Monte Vista Street, Highland Park, Los Angeles, California |
Country: | United States |
Geo: | 34.1123°N -118.1942°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Judaism |
Status: | Synagogue |
Functional Status: | Active |
Leadership: | Rabbi Alex Weisz |
Architecture Type: | Synagogue architecture |
Architecture Style: | Spanish Colonial Revival |
Established: | 1923 |
Year Completed: | 1930 |
Construction Cost: | $4,078 |
Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock is a dual-affiliated[2] Conservative and Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 5711 Monte Vista Street in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California.[3]
First organized as the Highland Park Hebrew School Association in 1923, the congregation completed construction of its Spanish Colonial Revival style building in 1930, at a cost of $4,078 (today $).[2] It is the oldest synagogue in Los Angeles exclusively operating in its original location.[1] [4] In July 2023, Rabbi Alex Weisz became the Senior Rabbi of Temple Beth Israel, making him the first Gen Z rabbi serving as the spiritual leader of an American synagogue.[5]