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Congregation B'nai Torah is a Conservative synagogue located in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States.〔MacDonald, Mary. ("Be civil about school expansions, clergy tell flocks" ), ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', August 28, 2008.〕〔Kron, Michaela. ("B'nai Torah's youthful growth leads to expansion on pulpit" ), ''Reporter Newspapers'', June 26, 2009.〕 It was founded in 1981 by young, unaffiliated Jews who had attended the Hillel High holiday services at Emory University since the 1970s.〔"A glance back, a look ahead; 'Acts of faith' built congregation's home", ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', September 3, 1992.〕 The 125 member families met in a closed grammar school until 1984, and then for two years in trailers, until they constructed a synagogue building.〔 The congregation was highly unusual, as it was founded as an Orthodox shul, but without a ''mechitza''. Because of the challenge of being an independent synagogue, it gradually moved towards the Conservative movement, first identifying as "traditional" ("Conservadox") and then finally affiliating with the Conservative movement in November 2003. B'nai Torah hired its first Conservative-ordained (and current) rabbi, Joshua Heller, in 2004. At the time, membership was approximately 420 families. As of June 2009, that had grown to 660,〔 and at July 2015, it had reached 750. The synagogue has added a second rabbi, Eytan Kenter, and completed a transition to an egalitarian practice, with women now integrated into all ritual roles. The present location on 700 Mount Vernon Highway contains a large sanctuary, a gift shop, meat and dairy kosher kitchens, a religious school, and a preschool, all of which were renovated in 2014-2015.〔http://atlantajewishtimes.com/2014/05/bnai-torahs-6m-groundbreaking/〕 The congregation also maintains an ''eruv'' around surrounding neighborhoods. MACoM, the Metro Atlanta Community ''mikvah'' is under construction on its premises. ==External links== *(Congregation B'nai Torah's website ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Congregation B'nai Torah」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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