Temple Emanuel Sinai (Worcester, Massachusetts)
| Temple Emanuel Sinai | |
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Hebrew: עִמָנוּאֵל סִינַי | |
Temple Emanuel Sinai, in 2022 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi Valerie Cohen |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 661 Salisbury Street, Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Country | United States |
Location in Massachusetts | |
| Coordinates | 42°17′44″N 71°50′25″W / 42.295517°N 71.840358°W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Charles R. Greco (1949) |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Style | Colonial Revival (1949) |
| Established | 2013 (merged Temple Emanuel Sinai)
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| Completed | Temple Emanuel:
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| Site area | 42 acres (17 ha) |
| Website | |
| emanuelsinai | |
Temple Emanuel Sinai (Hebrew: עִמָנוּאֵל סִינַי, lit. 'God is with us Sinai') is a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 661 Salisbury Street in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States of America. The congregation was formed in 2013 through the merger of Worcester's two Reform congregations, Temple Emanuel and Temple Sinai, and traces its origins to 1921. It is affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism.
The synagogue is adjacent to the Worcester Jewish Community Center, on property acquired by Temple Sinai in 1962 for its permanent home. Temple Emanuel's former building at 280 May Street was sold in 2013 to the Worcester State University Foundation, with the sale allowing continued use of the building until 2015. Planning for the congregation's final location concluded in 2014, resulting in a decision to expand and renovate the Temple Sinai facility at 661 Salisbury Street, rather than relocate to the campus of Congregation Beth Israel, also in Worcester.
Rabbi Matthew Berger, who became Temple Emanuel's rabbi in 2009, served as the first rabbi of Temple Emanuel Sinai following the merger. In 2014, Rabbi Valerie Cohen succeeded Berger.