Congregation Kol Emes
Hebrew: קהילת קול אמת ד'ריטשמאנד
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
StatusActive
Location
Location4811 Patterson Avenue, Richmond, Virginia
CountryUnited States
Congregation Kol Emes (Richmond, Virginia) is located in Virginia
Congregation Kol Emes (Richmond, Virginia)
Location in Virginia
Geographic coordinates37°34′18″N 77°30′4″W / 37.57167°N 77.50111°W / 37.57167; -77.50111
Architecture
Date established1964 (as a congregation)
Completed1964

Congregation Kol Emes (Hebrew: קהילת קול אמת ד'ריטשמאנד, lit. 'Voice of truth'), also known as Young Israel of Richmond, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 4811 Patterson Avenue, in Richmond, Virginia, in the United States.

Constituted and founded in 1964, it is one of the oldest active Jewish congregations in Virginia, the fourth oldest active congregation in Richmond, and housing the oldest active mikvah in Richmond. It is a member synagogue of the National Council of Young Israel and the Orthodox Union.[1]

It is a very small congregation, compared to the larger and more successful congregations in the city, such as Keneseth Beth Israel.

History

Congregation Kol Emes is a continuation of Orthodox synagogues in Richmond dating back to 1789.[2] It has been at the center of the continuation of Orthodox Jewish life in Richmond:

In 1964... brothers Abraham and Emil Dere spearheaded the founding of the Jewish Academy of Richmond, which, shortly thereafter became Congregation Kol Emes, with the guidance of HaRav Nachman Bulman, who at the time was a Rov in the independent city of Newport News. At the time, once again, Kol Emes housed the only Mikvah in Richmond (until the Chabad Mikvah opened in the 1980s) and the only shul in Richmond with a Mechitzah (until Keneseth Beth Israel moved to its present location in the 1970s). In 1965, the Richmond Hebrew Day School, presently Rudlin Torah Academy, was founded in the Kol Emes building, with personal blessings from Gedolei Yisrael.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Synagogue profile: CONGREGATION KOL EMES / YOUNG ISRAEL OF RICHMOND". Orthodox Union. 2016. Archived from the original on February 18, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. 1 2 "The history of Congregation Kol Emes". NACHALEI EMUNAH HASIDIC INSTITUTE OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. n.d. Archived from the original on October 28, 2009.
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