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| Beth Israel Abraham Voliner | |
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| Location | 9900 Antioch Road, Overland Park, Kansas,  United States |
| Religious affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Functional status | Active |
| Leadership | Rabbi: David S. Fine[1] |
| Website | http://www.biav.org/
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Congregation Beth Israel Abraham Voliner (also Congregation Beth Israel Abraham & Voliner or Congregation Beth Israel Abraham and Voliner) is an Orthodox synagogue located at 9900 Antioch Road in Overland Park, Kansas.[2]
The congregation was established as the Tefereth Israel or Tiferes Israel (Hebrew for "Splendor of Israel") congregation in 1894, and grew out of a prayer group called Etz Chaim (Hebrew for "Tree of Life"), which began gathering for minyans in 1890. It later merged with Beth Abraham and Beth Hamedrash Hagadol congregations, and in 1960 with Voliner Anshei Sefard, when it took on its current name. It is the only Orthodox synagogue in the State of Kansas.[3][4]
In 2007 the synagogue won a $20,000 grant from the Orthodox Union to help the congregation's outreach programs aimed at "young families, singles, and other unaffiliated Jews".[5]
As of 2008, the rabbi was David S. Fine.[1] He joined the synagogue in August 2003, and was also on the executive board of the Rabbinical Council of America, a member of the Chicago Rabbinical Council,[6] and is Midwest Regional President of Amcha - The Coalition for Jewish Concerns.[7]
Notes
- ^ a b Our Rabbi, Synagogue website, Life at BIAV. Accessed July 24, 2008.
- ^ Synagogue website. Accessed July 24, 2008.
- ^ BIAV History, Synagogue website, Life at BIAV. Accessed July 24, 2008.
- ^ Wiley, Dr. George. Beth Israel Abraham & Voliner, Center Profile, The Pluralism Project at Harvard University, June 3, 2004. Accessed August 1, 2008.
- ^ "Orthodox shuls get outreach grants", JTA Breaking News, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, March 30, 2007.
- ^ Rabbi David S. Fine , Rabbinical Council of America website, October 13, 2005. Accessed August 1, 2008.
- ^ Amcha Staff, Amcha website. Accessed July 31, 2008.
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