 Tememe Derech built a synagogue in the 500 block of Carondelet Street in the Central City section of New Orleans in 1867 . It was the sole Orthodox congregation to construct its own building ; only a minority of New Orleans ' Jews were Orthodox , and other congregations rented space or met in members ' homes . Tememe Derech 's membership , however , never exceeded 50 , and in 1903 or 1904 the synagogue disbanded , and merged with a number of other small Orthodox congregations and a burial society to form Beth Israel . Services were initially held in rented quarters in the same 500 block of Carondelet Street . 
