The Temple (Atlanta)

The Temple
The Temple
	The Temple in 2019
Religion
Affiliation	Reform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Ownership	Hebrew Benevolent Congregation
Leadership	Rabbi Peter S. Berg; Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus (Snr. Associate); Rabbi Lydia Medwin; Rabbi Steven H. Rau (Dir. Lifelong Learning); Rabbi Dr. Alvin M. Sugarman (Emeritus);
Status	Active
Location
Location	1589 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Country	United States
	Location in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia
Coordinates	33°47′52″N 84°23′21″W / 33.79778°N 84.38917°W
Architecture
Architect	Philip Shutze
Type	Synagogue
Style	Neoclassical
General contractor	Mr. Birchey
Established	1860 (as a congregation)
Completed	1875 (Garnett St.); 1902 (South Pryor St.); 1931 (Peachtree St.);
Dome	One
Website
	the-temple.org
	The Temple
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Atlanta Landmark Building
NRHP reference No.	82002420
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	September 9, 1982
Designated No parameter	October 23, 1989

The Temple (formally, the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 1589 Peachtree Street NE, in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. The oldest Jewish congregation in Atlanta, it was established in 1860 to serve the needs of German-Jewish immigrants. The Temple, designed by Philip Trammell Shutze in a Neoclassical style, was completed in 1931.

The synagogue building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1982; and designated as an Atlanta Landmark Building on October 23, 1989.