Congregation Beth Israel (Charlottesville, Virginia)

For other synagogues named "Beth Israel", see Beth Israel.

Beth Israel
Basic information
Location	301 East Jefferson Street, Charlottesville, Virginia,  United States
Geographic coordinates	38°01′55″N 78°28′46″W / 38.031817°N 78.479317°W / 38.031817; -78.479317Coordinates: 38°01′55″N 78°28′46″W / 38.031817°N 78.479317°W / 38.031817; -78.479317
Affiliation	Reform Judaism
Status	Active
Leadership	Rabbi: Dan Alexander[1]
Website	www.cbicville.org

Congregation Beth Israel is a Reform synagogue located at 301 East Jefferson Street in Charlottesville, Virginia.^[2] Founded in 1882,^[3] it grew out of Charlottesville's Hebrew Benevolent Society, which was created in 1870.^[4]

The congregation's 1882 building is the oldest synagogue building still standing in Virginia.^[5] It joined the Union of American Hebrew Congregations in 1927.^[3]

As of 2010^[update], the rabbi was Dan Alexander.^[1]

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} From the Rabbi, Synagogue website. Accessed January 19, 2010.
2. ^ Synagogue website. Accessed January 19, 2010.
3. ^ ^{a b} History, Synagogue website. Accessed January 19, 2010.
4. ^ History of CBIPDF (95.8 KB), Synagogue website, About CBI, History. Accessed July 20, 2008.
5. ^ Mark W. Gordon, "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues", American Jewish History, 84.1 (1996) 11-27.