Emanuel Synagogue (Sydney)

Emanuel Synagogue
Religion
Affiliation Reform Judaism
Rite Progressive, Masorti and Renewal
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Active
Location
Location Ocean Street, Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales
Country Australia
Geographic coordinates 33°53′20″S 151°14′27″E
Architecture
Type Synagogue
Founder General Paul Cullen
Completed 1938

Emanuel Synagogue, founded as The Congregation of the Temple Emanuel in 1938, is a Pluralist synagogue in Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia. Emanuel Woollahra Preschool (founded as Temple Emanuel Kindy in 1956) is located on the synagogue campus. Emanuel Synagogue is the largest congregation in Australia with more than 3,500 members offering programs and services across the Progressive, Masorti and Renewal streams of Judaism.

Australia's well-known General, Paul Cullen, was instrumental in the temple's founding, including helping to select its first rabbi.

In May 2018, the synagogue was the first Australian Jewish synagogue to host a gay wedding.

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