B'nai Emet (Saint Louis Park, Minn.)
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Name (Latin)
B'nai Emet (Saint Louis Park, Minn.)
Coordinates
-93.4125 -93.4125 44.9626 44.9626 (gooearth )
Start period
1972
End period
2011
Type of corporate body
Synagogues
Field of activity
Conservative Judaism
Associate group
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
See Also From tracing corporate name
Absorbing corporate body: Adath Jeshurun Congregation (Minnetonka, Minn.)
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- A kitchen affair, ©1976:cover (B'nai Emet, Sisterhood)
- B'nai Emet Synagogue, St. Louis Park (The product of multiple mergers between some of the Minneapolis area's oldest congregations, B'nai Emet Synagogue held worship services at its St. Louis Park location from 1972 until 2011. The synagogue enjoyed a moment in the spotlight as a shooting location for a 2009 Coen Brothers film before joining with Minnetonka's Adath Jeshurun Congregation in 2011 ... Three congregations contributed to the creation of B'nai Emet. The first was B'nai Abraham, founded in 1888 or 1889 in South Minneapolis by Romanian immigrants and originally called the Rumanian Hebrew Congregation ... Mikro Kodesh (Holy Assembly) and Tifereth B'nai Jacob (Splendor of the Sons of Jacob) were also involved. In 1969, the two North Minneapolis congregations merged, taking the name Mikro-Tifereth. In 1972, Mikro-Tifereth joined with B'nai Abraham, and the new congregation named itself B'nai Emet (Sons of Truth) ... In June 2011, the congregation voted to join Adath Jeshurun (Gathering of the Righteous) in Minnetonka ... Adath Jeshurun and B'nai Emet members first worshiped together during High Holiday services in the fall of 2011 ( (MNopedia, WWW site, viewed December 3, 2015:) )
- B'nai Emet Synagogue (St. Louis Park, Minnesota) (B'nai Emet Synagogue is a Conservative synagogue located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. The synagogue has its origins in a number of earlier synagogues and congregations that merged in the course of a century, so that the earliest roots of B'nai Emet can be traced back from 1889 ... The congregation merged with Minnetonka's Adath Jeshurun Congregation in 2011 ( (Wikipedia, viewed December 3, 2015:) )
Wikipedia description:
B'nai Emet Synagogue is a former Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue located on Ottawa Avenue, in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, in the United States. The synagogue had its origins in a number of earlier synagogues and congregations that merged in the course of a century, so that the earliest roots of B'nai Emet can be traced back from 1889 until it moved to its final location in 1956. It was used as a location for the Coen brothers' 2009 film A Serious Man. The congregation was affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and in 2011 merged with the Adath Jeshurun Congregation, and put its building up for sale.
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