Spring Valley Temple's Congregation Moving Torahs To New Home

SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. -- When final services are conducted at Temple Beth El and the Torah scrolls solemnly marched to their new home this weekend, it will be the end of an era, but also a new beginning, for the Spring Valley congregation, according to a report by lohud.com.

Members of the Reform Temple of Rockland look at Torah scrolls. Temple Beth El in Spring Valley, which recently combined its congregation with that of Temple Beth Torah in Nyack, will be moving its Torahs to the new location this Sunday.
Photo Credit: *The Reform Temple of Rockland*

The Reform Temple of Rockland, is the new home of the combined congregations of Temple Beth El in Spring Valley and Temple Beth Torah, in Nyack.
Photo Credit: *The Reform Temple of Rockland*

Temple Beth El will be formally shutting its doors this Sunday after more than 50 years on Viola Road in Spring Valley. Its congregation and another congregation have combined to hold future services in Nyack.
Photo Credit: *Temple Beth El/Facebook*

Carol Reif

05/21/2016 3:00 p.m.

Beth El, which has used the temple on Viola Road since 1965, recently consolidated with Temple Beth Torah in Upper Nyack after both their congregations declined in number, lohud.com reported.

The combined congregation, known as the Reform Temple of Rockland, decided this year it no longer could afford to maintain both buildings, the lohud.com report said.

The Viola Road building is now up for sale.

After services Sunday, the congregation will walk 12 miles with the Torahs to the temple at 330 North Highland Ave. in Nyack, the lohud.com story said.

To read the full lohud.com story, click here.

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