B'nai Israel Temple (Salt Lake City)
B'nai Israel Temple is a historic former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 249 South 400 East in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. The congregation was established in 1873, and the synagogue was built in 1890.

History 
The synagogue was built in 1890 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It replaced an older synagogue, which was located on the corner of 300 South and 200 West in downtown Salt Lake City. The building was originally planned to be a "facsimile in miniature" of Berlin's Fasanenstrasse Synagogue, as most of the congregation had originated in Germany, but plans were changed during construction.

The congregation observed an Orthodox style of worship until 1883, when it joined the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the Reform movement. In 1885, the members who wanted B'nai Israel to continue to follow Orthodox tradition split off to form Congregation Montefiore (which later affiliated itself with Conservative practices). In 1973, Montefiore and B'nai Israel merged to form Congregation Kol Ami, which is a member of both the Union for Reform Judaism and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

At the time the building was listed by the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, the building had been sold and was being used a restaurant. As of 2023, the buildiing is used by Henriksen/Butler Design Group.

See also
 Congregation Sharey Tzedek Synagogue, a former congregation and synagogue in Salt Lake City

References

1873 establishments in Utah Territory
1973 disestablishments in Utah
19th-century synagogues in the United States
German-Jewish culture in the United States
Jewish organizations established in 1873
National Register of Historic Places in Salt Lake City
Synagogues completed in 1890
Synagogues in Salt Lake City
Synagogues on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah
Former synagogues in Utah