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B'nai Israel Synagogue
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| Location: | NY 52, Woodbourne, New York |
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| Area: | less than one acre |
| Built: | 1922 |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 98001620[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | January 15, 1999 |
B'nai Israel Synagogue is a historic synagogue on NY 52 in Woodbourne, Town of Fallsburg, Sullivan County, New York. It was built in 1920 and is a two story building above a shallow concrete basement. It is a wood frame structure, three bays wide by four bays deep and surmounted by a steep gable roof with deep wooden cornice.[2]
In the Spring of 2010 Rabbi Mordechai Jungreis, Rebbe of the Nikolsburg Hasidic dynasty, renovated the synagogue and was appointed Rabbi of the synagogue. Rabbi Jungreis, who has a synagogue in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY has attracted a large following of Jews, specifically teenagers and young adults. The synagogue is to be used during the summer months, from Memorial day to Labor Day when Sullivan County sees a large influx of Jewish vacationers.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]