Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester

41°09′13″N 73°46′09″W / 41.153593°N 73.769157°W / 41.153593; -73.769157ArchitectureArchitect(s)TypeSynagogueStyleModernistDate established1949 (as a congregation)Completed1972SpecificationsInterior area20,000 square feet (1,900 m²) (1972)MaterialsSpruce; concreteWebsitebethelnw.org

Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 220 South Bedford Road, in Chappaqua, Northern Westchester, New York, in the United States.

Founded in 1949,^[1] it is notable for its synagogue building, designed by Louis Kahn. Although Kahn designed other synagogues, this is the only one of his designs that was built.^[2]

According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Kahn accepted the commission in 1966, and completed plans for the octagonal sanctuary six years later, conceived as a Modernist memorial to the Eastern European Jewish past, after whose wooden synagogues it was patterned.^[3][4] A 23,000-square-foot (2,100 m²) extension of the synagogue, comprising a large social hall, a kitchen, classrooms, a nursery school, a library, a chapel, a lobby, and new bathrooms was completed by Alexander Gorlin Architects in 2015.^[5]

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