New Rabbi Opens Synagogue’s Next Chapter
By: Judy Smestad-Nunn | Published: 2025-07-28 16:57:00 | Source: www.jerseyshoreonline.com
BRICK – The township’s only Conservative Jewish synagogue, Temple Beth Or, has a new rabbi and has finally moved into their new smaller facility after selling their former sprawling 4.6-acre complex in March 2021, where they had worshipped since 1978.
The congregation found a new location for a shul, or temple, which is more appropriate for them since there are fewer than 100 members.
Their new home is the former site of the Laurelton Funeral Home on Salmon Street, located next to St. Thomas Lutheran Church. The building, mostly renovated, has been used by the congregants for the past two months to hold their religious services.
The main rooms of the shul – the…
