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Temple Beth Tzedek
Temple Beth Tzedek (Hebrew: קהלה קדשה בית צדק, romanized: mqḏš ḇyṯ ṣḏq) is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Getzville, in Western New York, in the state of New York, in the United States. The synagogue is the second-largest one in Buffalo and the region's flagship for the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, which represents 600 congregations across North America.
The congregation was formed in 2008 through the merger of two congregations, named Temple Beth El, Buffalo's oldest synagogue per its founding in 1847, and Temple Shaarey Zedek. Rabbi Sara Rich was appointed the rabbi of the congregation in 2023. Cantor Mark Spindler has served as cantor since 1987 and Cantorial Intern Zahava Fried has been with the congregation since 2021.
The new building for the synagogue was completed in 2018 by Finegold Alexander Architects and CannonDesign. The building had a more naturalistic look with glass emitting sunlight every day in the main sanctuary with the heavy use of timber and other wood materials to make it more nature-like and evoke the wooden synagogues of pre-World War II Eastern Europe. The facilities architectural design earned it a Brick by Brick Award for Excellence in Construction from Buffalo Business First in 2019.
In February 2024, Temple Beth Tzedek was one of the first places of worship in the world to receive universal design certification for their improvement of accessibility for the disabled. The project was led by Harvey Sanders, the chairman of the synagogue's Project Beit Tfilah Committee and Ed Steinfeld, a SUNY Distinguished Professor and the founder of the University at Buffalo's Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access.
Temple Beth Tzedek
Temple Beth Tzedek (Hebrew: קהלה קדשה בית צדק, romanized: mqḏš ḇyṯ ṣḏq) is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Getzville, in Western New York, in the state of New York, in the United States. The synagogue is the second-largest one in Buffalo and the region's flagship for the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, which represents 600 congregations across North America.
The congregation was formed in 2008 through the merger of two congregations, named Temple Beth El, Buffalo's oldest synagogue per its founding in 1847, and Temple Shaarey Zedek. Rabbi Sara Rich was appointed the rabbi of the congregation in 2023. Cantor Mark Spindler has served as cantor since 1987 and Cantorial Intern Zahava Fried has been with the congregation since 2021.
The new building for the synagogue was completed in 2018 by Finegold Alexander Architects and CannonDesign. The building had a more naturalistic look with glass emitting sunlight every day in the main sanctuary with the heavy use of timber and other wood materials to make it more nature-like and evoke the wooden synagogues of pre-World War II Eastern Europe. The facilities architectural design earned it a Brick by Brick Award for Excellence in Construction from Buffalo Business First in 2019.
In February 2024, Temple Beth Tzedek was one of the first places of worship in the world to receive universal design certification for their improvement of accessibility for the disabled. The project was led by Harvey Sanders, the chairman of the synagogue's Project Beit Tfilah Committee and Ed Steinfeld, a SUNY Distinguished Professor and the founder of the University at Buffalo's Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access.
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