# Temple Tifereth-Israel > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Temple_Tifereth-Israel > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Temple_Tifereth-Israel.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Tifereth-Israel > Source revision: 1332777581 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Reform Jewish synagogue in Beachwood, Ohio, US This article is about a congregation and main synagogue in Beachwood, OH. For the historic building that housed the synagogue, performing arts center and museum, see [Maltz Performing Arts Center](/source/Maltz_Performing_Arts_Center). For similarly named synagogues, see [Tifereth Israel](/source/Tifereth_Israel_(disambiguation)). Temple Tifereth-Israel Religion Affiliation Reform Judaism Ecclesiastical or organisational status Synagogue Leadership Rabbi Jonathan Cohen Rabbi Roger C. Klein Rabbi Yael Dadoun Rabbi Richard A. Block (Emeritus) Status Active Location Location 26000 Shaker Boulevard, Beachwood, Ohio Country United States Location in Cleveland's eastern suburbs Coordinates 41°28′37″N 81°29′44″W / 41.47694°N 81.49556°W / 41.47694; -81.49556 Architecture Type Synagogue architecture Established 1850 (as a congregation) Completed 1855 (Huron and Miami) 1894 (Willson Avenue) 1924 (The University Temple) 1969 (Beachwood) Website ttti.org The **Temple Tifereth-Israel** ([transliterated](/source/Transliterated) from [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language) as "Glory of Israel") was a [Reform](/source/Reform_Judaism) [Jewish](/source/Jewish) congregation and [synagogue](/source/Synagogue), located at 26000 Shaker Boulevard, in [Beachwood](/source/Beachwood%2C_Ohio), a suburb of [Cleveland, Ohio](/source/Cleveland%2C_Ohio), in the United States. The synagogue was a member of the [Union for Reform Judaism](/source/Union_for_Reform_Judaism). On 1 July 2024, Tifereth-Israel merged with [Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple](/source/Anshe_Chesed_Fairmount_Temple) to create a new Reform congregation, [Mishkan Or](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mishkan_Or&action=edit&redlink=1), located at the site of Tifereth-Israel.[1] ## History ### Early years The Tifereth Israel congregation was founded on May 26, 1850, as a number of families disputed over religious ritual and left the [Orthodox](/source/Orthodox_Judaism) [Anshe Chesed](/source/Anshe_Chesed_Fairmount_Temple) congregation, the first Jewish congregation in Cleveland. The same year, Rabbi [Isidor Kalisch](/source/Isidor_Kalisch), who had been [rabbi](/source/Rabbi) at Anshe Chesed, was appointed the first rabbi of Tifereth Israel.[2] A $3,000 bequest from the estate of [Judah Touro](/source/Judah_Touro), a [New Orleans](/source/New_Orleans) philanthropist, enabled the congregation to establish its first synagogue building on Huron and Miami Streets, dedicated on December 14, 1855. In the 1860s and 1870s, the congregation instituted reforms and, in 1873, became a founding member of the [Union of American Hebrew Congregations](/source/Union_of_American_Hebrew_Congregations). Under the leadership of Rabbi [Moses J. Gries](/source/Moses_J._Gries), in 1894 the congregation dedicated a new synagogue at Willson Avenue that became known as the Willson Avenue Temple, or simply, the Temple. ### 1924 University Temple building Main article: [The University Temple](/source/Maltz_Performing_Arts_Center) Rabbi [Abba Hillel Silver](/source/Abba_Hillel_Silver) assumed leadership in 1917 and served for the next 46 years, until his death in 1963. In 1924 Silver established the impressive [University Temple](/source/Maltz_Performing_Arts_Center), or more simply, The Temple, and later, the Silver Sanctuary, located in [University Circle](/source/University_Circle), Cleveland. This large building was used by the congregation until 1969. As of January 2024[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Temple_Tifereth-Israel&action=edit), this building was used for [High Holy Days](/source/High_Holy_Days), special events, and life cycle celebrations. Silver was succeeded by his son, Daniel Jeremy Silver, who had earlier served under his father's direction as an Assistant Rabbi. In 1990, the congregation rededicated The University Temple as the **Silver Sanctuary**, in their honor.[2][3] ### Beachwood complex As the congregation moved further east, a property at Beachwood was acquired and initially built as a school and community center, dedicating the new temple in 1969. The complex functioned as one of several Jewish centers of community with a religious school and services as well. It contained a library and a museum, as well as several chapels and sanctuaries. The [Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage](/source/Maltz_Museum_of_Jewish_Heritage) is located next to The Temple in Beachwood and houses part of the Temple Museum's collection. During 1994 and 1995, the Beachwood temple renovated interiors that included the installation of additional showcases for museum exhibits in the East Building.[2] ## Rabbinical leadership This article is missing information about section. Please expand the article to include this information. Further details may exist on the talk page. (January 2024) The following individuals served as senior rabbi of the Tifereth-Israel congregation: Ordinal Officeholder Term start Term end Time in office Notes 1 Isidor Kalisch 1850 1867 16–17 years [2] 2 Jacob Mayer 1867 1874 6–7 years 3 Aaron Hahn 1874 1892 17–18 years 4 Moses J. Gries 1892 1917 24–25 years [4] 5 Abba Hillel Silver 1917 1963 45–46 years 6 Daniel Jeremy Silver 1963 1989 25–26 years 7 Ben Kamin 1989 2000 10–11 years Contract terminated[5] 8 Richard A. Block 2001 July 1, 2018 16–17 years Appointed Senior Rabbi Emeritus in 2018[6] 9 Jonathan Cohen July 1, 2018 June 30, 2024 5–6 years ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** PREISZIGapreiszig@cjn.org, ABIGAIL (July 3, 2024). ["'No doubt we are better together' as Congregation Mishkan Or"](https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local_news/no-doubt-we-are-better-together-as-congregation-mishkan-or/article_a2d624f2-389b-11ef-9495-ff1d9cf34f8e.html). *Cleveland Jewish News*. Retrieved July 8, 2024. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-encyclopedia_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-encyclopedia_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-encyclopedia_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-encyclopedia_2-3) ["Temple Tifereth-Israel"](https://case.edu/ech/articles/t/temple-tifereth-israel). *[Encyclopedia of Cleveland History](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Cleveland_History)*. [Case Western Reserve University](/source/Case_Western_Reserve_University). 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Berger, Arnold (n.d.). ["Tifereth Israel (The Temple)"](http://www.clevelandjewishhistory.net/silver/temple.html). *Cleveland Jewish History*. Retrieved January 26, 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-:0_4-0)** ["GRIES, MOSES J."](https://case.edu/ech/articles/g/gries-moses-j) *[Encyclopedia of Cleveland History](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Cleveland_History)*. [Case Western Reserve University](/source/Case_Western_Reserve_University). March 7, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Dubelko, Skylar (December 6, 2019). ["CCAR expels former Cleveland Rabbi Benjamin A. Kamin"](https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local_news/ccar-expels-former-cleveland-rabbi-benjamin-a-kamin/article_ffac608c-1777-11ea-8ba0-5b0882f9eb54.html). *[Cleveland Jewish News](/source/Cleveland_Jewish_News)*. Retrieved August 14, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Meet our clergy: Senior Rabbi Emeritus Richard A. Block"](https://ttti.org/people/rabbi-richard-a-block/). *Temple Tifereth-Israel*. 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.[*[self-published source?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources)*] ## External links - [Official website](http://www.ttti.org/) - [Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver](http://www.clevelandjewishhistory.net/silver/) - [Temple history](http://www.clevelandjewishhistory.net/silver/temple.html) Authority control databases International VIAF National United States Israel --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Temple Tifereth-Israel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Tifereth-Israel) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Tifereth-Israel?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.