Congregation B'nai Israel (Daly City, California)

For similarly named synagogues, see B'nai Israel.

Congregation B'nai Israel is a Karaite Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 1575 Annie Street, in Daly City, in the San Francisco Bay Area, in California in the United States. It is the only Karaite congregation in the United States.^[1] The synagogue building was purchased in 1995 from a former Orthodox congregation called B'ai Israel.^[2]

Congregation B’nai Israel
Interior of the B'nei Israel Karaite synagogue
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism
Rite	(Karaite)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rav. Joseph Moussa (Acting) Rav. Joe Pessah (Emeritus)
Status	Active
Location
Location	1575 Annie Street, Daly City, San Francisco Bay Area, California 94015
Country	United States
Location in San Francisco Bay Area
Geographic coordinates	37°41′18″N 122°28′30″W
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Date established	c. 1982 (as a congregation)
Completed	1994 (purchased an existing synagogue)
Website
karaites.org

Rabbi Malcolm Cohen served the congregation for 19 years.^[3]

References

1. Pine, Dan (January 9, 2014). "Joseph Wahed, a founder of JIMENA, dies at 77". j. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
2. Wilensky, David A.M. (February 23, 2017). "Near San Francisco, Karaite Jews keep an ancient movement alive". Jewish Telegraph Agency. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
3. Pine, Dan (March 31, 2011). "Malcolm Cohen, longtime Bay Area rabbi, dies at 83". j. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

External links

• Karaite Jews of America official website