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Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester
Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester
Religion
Affiliation	Reform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe; Rabbi Maura Linzer; Rabbi Leora Londy (Assistant);
Status	Active
Location
Location	220 South Bedford Road, Chappaqua, Northern Westchester, New York 10514
Country	United States
	Location in New York
Geographic coordinates	41°09′13″N 73°46′09″W / 41.153593°N 73.769157°W
Architecture
Architect(s)	Louis Kahn (1972); Alexander Gorlin (2015);
Type	Synagogue
Style	Modernist
Date established	1949 (as a congregation)
Completed	1972
Specifications
Interior area	20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) (1972)
Materials	Spruce; concrete
Website
	bethelnw.org

Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 220 South Bedford Road, in Chappaqua, Northern Westchester, New York, in the United States.

Founded in 1949,^[1] it is notable for its synagogue building, designed by Louis Kahn. Although Kahn designed other synagogues, this is the only one of his designs that was built.^[2]

According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Kahn accepted the commission in 1966, and completed plans for the octagonal sanctuary six years later, conceived as a Modernist memorial to the Eastern European Jewish past, after whose wooden synagogues it was patterned.^[3]^[4] A 23,000-square-foot (2,100 m²) extension of the synagogue, comprising a large social hall, a kitchen, classrooms, a nursery school, a library, a chapel, a lobby, and new bathrooms was completed by Alexander Gorlin Architects in 2015.^[5]

References

^ "Who We Are: Our History". Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
^ Gorlin, Alexander. "Addition to and renovation of Louis Kahn's Temple Beth-el". Faith and Form. 47 (2). Retrieved March 19, 2015.
^ Willis, Eric. "Addition to Louis Kahn's Synagogue Draws Criticism". preservationnation.org. National Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
^ Hughes, C. J. (August 13, 2010). "Louis Kahn Synagogue Expansion Stirs Controversy". Architectural Record. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
^ "Temple Beth El / Alexander Gorlin Architects". ArchDaily. December 18, 2021. ISSN 0719-8884. Retrieved December 27, 2023.