Beth Midrash Hagadol-Beth Joseph

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Beth Midrash Hagadol-Beth Joseph is a Modern Orthodox, Zionist synagogue in Denver, Colorado.[1][2]

As of 2005, it was the only synagogue in the country affiliated with the Orthodox Union without a mechitza, thus allowing men and women to sit together. It is the only surviving example of a seating style that had previously been present in a substantial number of Orthodox Union affiliated synagogues.[3]

The synagogue is served by Rabbi Selwyn Franklin.[4] The previous rabbi, Daniel Cohen, left in 2005 after failing to convince the congregants to separate men's and women's seating and install a mechitza.[3]

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  1. ^ BMH-BJ entry in "Mile Chai" Synagogue Directory
  2. ^ BMH-BJ's Membership Page
  3. ^ a b Judie Jacobson. "Former West Hartford rabbi to take over Stamford pulpit" The Jewish Ledger, April 6, 2005.
  4. ^ BMH-BJ's Staff Page

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