TEMPLE B'NAI JESHURUN
Updated 336 days ago
- Age: 150 years
- ID: 16090514/113
5101 Grand Avenue Des Moines, IA 50312
OUR MISSION: The mission of Temple B'nai Jeshurun is to be a Reform Jewish congregation that is a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive community...
Temple B'nai Jeshurun, founded in 1873, was the first Jewish congregation to be established in Des Moines. Orthodox in observance at first, the congregation soon became a charter member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, becoming the first Reform congregation in Iowa. B'nai Jeshurun means "children of righteousness". It is a poetic name for the Jewish people, often used in the Bible to designate the ideal character of Israel.