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'''Temple Emanu-El''' is a [[Reform Judaism|Reform Jewish]] congregation in [[Honolulu]] that was established in 1938, and joined the [[Union for Reform Judaism]] in 1952. The synagogue building at 2550 [[Hawaii Route 61|Pali Highway]]{{coord |21|19|50|N| 157|50|40|W| type:landmark_region:US-HI |display=title}} was consecrated in 1960 under the spiritual leadership of Rabbi Roy A. Rosenberg. The architect was Edward Sullam, and the builder was T. Takahashi.<ref>Plaque near main entrance of temple</ref> The sanctuary is decorated with 12 8-foot paintings by the New Mexico based artist [[Alice Flitter]].<ref>Beigel, Greta, "Special paintings by artist Alice Flitter honor the 60th anniversary of Temple Emanu-El's sanctuary", ''Honolulu Star Advertiser'', March 15, 2020, pp. D1 & D6.</ref>
'''Temple Emanu-El''' is a [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] [[Jewish]] congregation and [[synagogue]], located at 2550 [[Hawaii Route 61|Pali Highway]], in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]], in the United States. Founded in 1938, the congregation joined the [[Union for Reform Judaism]] in 1952, and the synagogue building was consecrated in 1960 under the spiritual leadership of Rabbi Roy A. Rosenberg. The architect was Edward Sullam, and the builder was T. Takahashi.<ref>Plaque near main entrance of temple</ref> The sanctuary is decorated with 12 {{convert|8|ft|m|adj=on}} paintings by the New Mexico-based artist Alice Flitter.<ref>Beigel, Greta, "Special paintings by artist Alice Flitter honor the 60th anniversary of Temple Emanu-El's sanctuary", ''Honolulu Star Advertiser'', March 15, 2020, pp. D1 & D6.</ref>


==Educational Programs==
==Educational programs==
In addition to providing religious services on [[Shabbat]] and on holidays, Temple Emanu-El offers various educational programs for children and adults. The School of Jewish Studies (SJS) provides Jewish religious and cultural education for students in [[preschool]] through about 7th grade. Students typically graduate from SJS by having their [[bar and bat mitzvah|b’nai mitzvah]], after which several youth group experiences become available through 12th grade.<ref>{{cite web |title=SJS - Temple Emanu-El |url=https://www.shaloha.com/sjs |website=Shaloha.com |accessdate=24 June 2020 |language=English}}</ref> Temple Emanu-El also offers a Torah Study program for adults.{{cn|date=June 2020}}
In addition to providing religious services on [[Shabbat]] and on holidays, Temple Emanu-El offers various educational programs for children and adults. The School of Jewish Studies (SJS) provides Jewish religious and cultural education for students in [[preschool]] through about 7th grade. Students typically graduate from SJS by having their [[bar and bat mitzvah|b’nai mitzvah]], after which several youth group experiences become available through 12th grade.<ref>{{cite web |title=SJS - Temple Emanu-El |url=https://www.shaloha.com/sjs |website=Shaloha.com |accessdate=24 June 2020 |language=English}}</ref> Temple Emanu-El also offers a Torah Study program for adults.{{cn|date=June 2020}}


==The Kalakaua Torah and yad==
==The Kalakaua Torah and yad==
[[Elias Abraham Rosenberg]] came to Hawaii from San Francisco in 1886. Accounts vary as to whether or not he ever used the title “Rabbi”, but he was never ordained.<ref>Adler, Jacob, "Elias Abraham Rosenberg, King Kalakaua's Soothsayer", ''Journal of Hawaiian History'', 1970, Vol. 4, p 56</ref> He developed a friendship with [[Kalākaua|King David Kalākaua]], telling him stories from the [[Torah]] and teaching him the [[Hebrew language]]. In 1887, Rosenberg returned to [[San Francisco]] because of political unrest surrounding the [[1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii|Bayonet Constitution]] in Hawaii. He left his [[Torah]] and [[yad]] (Torah pointer) with Kalākaua for safe-keeping.<ref name="tigay">Tigay, Alan M., “[https://www.hadassahmagazine.org/2009/01/05/jewish-traveler-honolulu/ The Jewish Traveler: Honolulu]”, ''Hadassah Magazine'', Vol. 90, No. 5, January 2009, 28.</ref>
[[File:King Kalakaua's Torah and yad.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Torah and yad presented to King Kalākaua by Rosenberg.]]
[[Elias Abraham Rosenberg]] came to Hawaii from San Francisco in 1886. Accounts vary as to whether or not he ever used the title “Rabbi”, but he was never ordained.<ref>Adler, Jacob, "Elias Abraham Rosenberg, King Kalakaua's Soothsayer", ''Journal of Hawaiian History'', 1970, Vol. 4, p 56</ref> He developed a friendship with [[Kalākaua|King David Kalākaua]], telling him stories from the [[Old Testament]] and teaching him the [[Hebrew language]]. In 1887, Rosenberg returned to [[San Francisco]] because of political unrest surrounding the [[1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii|Bayonet Constitution]] in Hawaii. He left his [[Torah]] and [[yad]] (Torah pointer) with Kalākaua for safe-keeping.<ref name="tigay">Tigay, Alan M., “The Jewish Traveler: Honolulu”, ''Hadassah Magazine'', Vol. 90, No. 5, January 2009, 28.</ref>


The Torah and yad remained in the royal family. During the 1930s and 1940s, the [[House of Kawānanakoa]] would lend the scroll to the Honolulu Jewish community for [[High Holidays|High Holy Day]] services. The “Kalakaua Torah” and yad were donated by Rosenberg's great-grandson Sholom “Scotty” Gelt to Temple Emanu-El and are permanently displayed in the main sanctuary.<ref name="tigay"/>
The Torah and yad remained in the royal family. The [[House of Kawānanakoa]] would lend the scroll to the Honolulu Jewish community for [[High Holidays|High Holy Day]] services<ref name="tigay"/> until 1925 and possibly through the 1930s<ref name="scroll" /> or into the 1940s.<ref name="tigay" /> The yad eventually belonged to Kekaulike Kawānanakoa, granddaughter of [[Princess Abigail Campbell Kawananakoa|Princess Abigail Kawānanakoa]]; Kekaulike gifted it to a friend who gave it to Temple Emanu-El in 1959.<ref name="scroll" />


After the death of Princess Abigail Kawānanakoa in 1945, the Torah was given to [[Flora Kaai Hayes]] for safekeeping. Following her death in 1968, she left it to her son, [[Homer A. Hayes]]. The location of the Torah had remained publicly unknown for 13 years after the donation of the yad, but was discovered in 1972 when Homer told Temple Emanu-El member [[Samuel Landau]] about the scroll. The Torah eventually passed into the Temple's ownership along with the yad.<ref name="scroll">{{Cite news|date=July 13, 1973|title=Jewish scroll is traced to former owner, King Kalakaua|pages=26|work=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78813146/the-honolulu-advertiser/|access-date=June 2, 2021}}</ref> The Torah and yad are permanently displayed in the main [[sanctuary]].<ref name="tigay" />
==Footnotes==

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
King Kalakaua's Torah and yad.JPG|[[Torah]] and [[yad]] presented to [[Kalākaua|King Kalākaua]] by [[Elias Abraham Rosenberg|Rosenberg]].
</gallery>

== References ==
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=== Bibliography ===
==References==
* Adler, Jacob, "Elias Abraham Rosenberg, King Kalakaua's Soothsayer", ''Journal of Hawaiian History'', 1970, Vol. 4, pp 53–58.
* {{cite journal |author=Adler, Jacob |title=Elias Abraham Rosenberg, King Kalakaua's Soothsayer |journal=Journal of Hawaiian History |year=1970 |volume=4 |pages=53–58 |publisher= |issn= |doi= }}
* "The King's Torah", ''Hana Hou'', August/September 2017
* {{citation |title=The King's Torah |work=Hana Hou |date=August 2017 <!-- actually August/September 2017 --> |isbn= }}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.shaloha.com/ Temple Emanu-El Official Website]
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* {{oweb|http://www.shaloha.com/}}

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For similarly named synagogues, see Emanu-El.
Temple Emanu-El
Temple Emanu-El, Honolulu, Hawaii
Temple Emanu-El in 2016
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
LeadershipRabbi-Cantor Cheri Weiss
Year consecrated1960
StatusActive
Location
Location2550 Pali Highway, Honolulu, Hawaii
CountryUnited States
Temple Emanu-El (Honolulu) is located in Hawaii
Temple Emanu-El (Honolulu)
Location in Hawaii
Geographic coordinates21°19′50″N 157°50′40″W / 21.33056°N 157.84444°W / 21.33056; -157.84444
Architecture
Architect(s)Edward Sullam
TypeSynagogue
General contractorT. Takahashi
Date established1938 (as a congregation)
Completed1960
Website
shaloha.com

Temple Emanu-El is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 2550 Pali Highway, in Honolulu, Hawaii, in the United States. Founded in 1938, the congregation joined the Union for Reform Judaism in 1952, and the synagogue building was consecrated in 1960 under the spiritual leadership of Rabbi Roy A. Rosenberg. The architect was Edward Sullam, and the builder was T. Takahashi.[1] The sanctuary is decorated with 12 8-foot (2.4 m) paintings by the New Mexico-based artist Alice Flitter.[2]

Educational programs

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In addition to providing religious services on Shabbat and on holidays, Temple Emanu-El offers various educational programs for children and adults. The School of Jewish Studies (SJS) provides Jewish religious and cultural education for students in preschool through about 7th grade. Students typically graduate from SJS by having their b’nai mitzvah, after which several youth group experiences become available through 12th grade.[3] Temple Emanu-El also offers a Torah Study program for adults.[citation needed]

The Kalakaua Torah and yad

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Elias Abraham Rosenberg came to Hawaii from San Francisco in 1886. Accounts vary as to whether or not he ever used the title “Rabbi”, but he was never ordained.[4] He developed a friendship with King David Kalākaua, telling him stories from the Torah and teaching him the Hebrew language. In 1887, Rosenberg returned to San Francisco because of political unrest surrounding the Bayonet Constitution in Hawaii. He left his Torah and yad (Torah pointer) with Kalākaua for safe-keeping.[5]

The Torah and yad remained in the royal family. The House of Kawānanakoa would lend the scroll to the Honolulu Jewish community for High Holy Day services[5] until 1925 and possibly through the 1930s[6] or into the 1940s.[5] The yad eventually belonged to Kekaulike Kawānanakoa, granddaughter of Princess Abigail Kawānanakoa; Kekaulike gifted it to a friend who gave it to Temple Emanu-El in 1959.[6]

After the death of Princess Abigail Kawānanakoa in 1945, the Torah was given to Flora Kaai Hayes for safekeeping. Following her death in 1968, she left it to her son, Homer A. Hayes. The location of the Torah had remained publicly unknown for 13 years after the donation of the yad, but was discovered in 1972 when Homer told Temple Emanu-El member Samuel Landau about the scroll. The Torah eventually passed into the Temple's ownership along with the yad.[6] The Torah and yad are permanently displayed in the main sanctuary.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ Plaque near main entrance of temple
  2. ^ Beigel, Greta, "Special paintings by artist Alice Flitter honor the 60th anniversary of Temple Emanu-El's sanctuary", Honolulu Star Advertiser, March 15, 2020, pp. D1 & D6.
  3. ^ "SJS - Temple Emanu-El". Shaloha.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  4. ^ Adler, Jacob, "Elias Abraham Rosenberg, King Kalakaua's Soothsayer", Journal of Hawaiian History, 1970, Vol. 4, p 56
  5. ^ a b c d Tigay, Alan M., “The Jewish Traveler: Honolulu”, Hadassah Magazine, Vol. 90, No. 5, January 2009, 28.
  6. ^ a b c "Jewish scroll is traced to former owner, King Kalakaua". The Honolulu Advertiser. July 13, 1973. p. 26. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

Bibliography

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  • Adler, Jacob (1970). "Elias Abraham Rosenberg, King Kalakaua's Soothsayer". Journal of Hawaiian History. 4: 53–58.
  • "The King's Torah", Hana Hou, August 2017
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