Congregation Beth Or | |
Image Upright: | 1.4 |
Religious Affiliation: | Reform Judaism |
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Organizational Status: | --> |
Status: | Synagogue |
Functional Status: | Active |
Location: | Maple Glen, Greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Country: | United States |
Map Type: | Pennsylvania |
Map Size: | 250 |
Map Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 40.1836°N -75.1903°W |
Architecture Style: | Synagogue |
Established: | 1955 |
Year Completed: | 2006 |
Date Destroyed: | --> |
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Congregation Beth Or (transliterated from Hebrew as "House of Light") is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located in Maple Glen, a northern suburb of Greater Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
Beth Or was established in 1955 in Mount Airy.[1] [2] In 1974, the congregation moved to Spring House,[3] until relocating in 2006 to its current home in Maple Glen. The dedication of the new synagogue on May 15, 2006, was attended by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell.[2]
Rabbi Gregory Marx has led Beth Or since 1989.[1] In 2018, Associate Rabbi Jason Bonder joined the congregation.[4]