Congregation Emanu-El of New York

The Temple Emanu -El (Hebrew עִמָנו אֵל; German " God is with us ") is a synagogue complex in New York City, on Fifth Avenue and East 65th Street ( Upper East Side ) Manhattan, directly across Central Park.

History

The history of the synagogue is closely linked with the history of the ( Reform Jewish ) Synagogue congregation Emanu -El, which had been founded in 1845 by German immigrants. In 1868 it was decided to build our own synagogue building for the growing congregation, because the rented for worship purposes rooms quickly proved to be insufficient. The first synagogue of the community was built on Fifth Avenue at 43rd Street.

In the 1920s, the congregation Emanu El was combined with the Jewish community, Beth El, the synagogue was located 67 Street at Fifth Avenue, corner. In this context, the community land on Fifth Avenue and 65th Street acquired. 1927 began the construction of the synagogue Emanu El, which was built by the architects Robert D. Kohn, Charles Butler, and Clarence Stein. 1929, the synagogue was inaugurated.

The synagogue is a building complex, which also houses other rooms besides the actual prayer room. In addition to community rooms also include a museum showing the history of the Jewish community and Jewish life in New York. In the synagogue readings, film screenings, musical performances, and various symposia also take place.

Building

Architecturally similar to the Temple Emanu El of a great European cathedral. The synagogue is built of sandstone and has Romanesque and Byzantine style elements.

In the west facade is a large, ornate windows is in the form of a Romanesque arch. The upper part forms a large rose window, in the middle of a David Stern is surrounded by twelve fields in the form of petals. Above this window area located next to each other, each of the sides to the center ascending 7 small arched windows, symbolizing the menorah. Laterally, the seven windows located two lion sculptures, each sitting on a small round column. Below the windows to find the entrance portals. The six bronze doors are decorated with symbols of the twelve tribes of Israel.

The prayer hall has 2,500 seats (compared to: St. Patrick's Cathedral has about 2,400 seats), making it one of the largest prayer rooms in the world. He is about 23.5 m wide, 45 m long and about 31 m high. Given a sophisticated brace factory, the interior comes out without any pillars. The interior is richly designed with Moorish and Art Deco mosaics.

To the east, a vestibule joins, which forms the Bima. The bimah is flanked by two lecterns, which are located at each of the indicated pillars of the apse. In the center of Bima on the eastern wall is the monumental Torah shrine is in the form of a portico - conditioning, leading up to a three-tier staircase. Is flanked by two richly decorated shrine of Menoren. Above the Torah shrine is located in the east wall of an indicated Romanesque windows system, which is applied in two parts: the lower part forms a nine- membered arcades, above which is an extended arch area in which to continue the 9 arches, but these are further divided consuming in itself. The window structure is continuously separated into a space behind, but separated therefrom by a large curtain. In this back room are the singers gallery and the monumental Synagogal organ, which are therefore not visible from the prayer room from.

Equipment

The organ was built by the Casavant Frères organ builders (Canada) built in 1929 with 108 stops on four manuals and pedal. Already before that decreed the Synagogalgemeinde various organs. In 1956, the disposition to 119 register has been extended.

In the years 2000 to 2002, the organ was by the organ builder Sebastian Bliss ( New York City ) rebuilt and enlarged. The symphonic predisposed instrument today has 114 Register Manual on four levels, three freely dockable divisions (String Ensemble, Tuba organ, echo organ ) and pedal. The play and Registertrakturen are electro- pneumatically.

• Pairing: Normal Couplers: I / II, I / III, II / I, II / IV, III / I, III / II, IV / I, IV / II, I / P, II / P III / P IV / P, echo / I, echo / II, Echo / IV, Echo / P, Tuba / I, Tuba / II, Tuba / IV, tuba / P, String of I, II, III, IV, P
• Suboktavkoppeln: I / I, I / II, I / III, III / I, III / II, III / III, IV / II, IV / IV, III / P, string / string
• Superoktavkoppeln: I / I, I / II, I / III, III / I, III / II, III / III, IV / II, IV / IV, III / P, string / string echo / echo