Temple B'Nai Israel (New Britain, Connecticut)

Temple B'Nai Israel
Temple B'Nai Israel
	The former synagogue and Masonic temple, in 2013
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism (former); Conservative Judaism (former); Christianity (current);
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Masonic hall (1929–1940); Synagogue (1940–2007); Church (since c. 2020);
Status	Closed (as a synagogue);; Repurposed (as a church);
Location
Location	265 West Main Street, New Britain, Connecticut 06052
Country	United States
	Location of the former synagogue in Connecticut
Geographic coordinates	41°39′57″N 72°47′27″W / 41.66583°N 72.79083°W
Architecture
Architect(s)	Walter P. Crabtree
Type	Masonic Hall
Style	Neoclassical; Beaux-Arts;
Date established	1889 (as a congregation)
Completed	1929 (Masonic hall); 1940 (Synagogue);
	Masonic Temple
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
MPS	Historic Synagogues of Connecticut MPS
NRHP reference No.	95000864
Added to NRHP	July 21, 1995

Temple B'Nai Israel is an historic former Jewish synagogue and former Masonic hall, located at 265 West Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut, in the United States.

The Beaux-Arts building was originally constructed as a Masonic hall in 1929 and converted to a synagogue in 1940. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995, under the name "Masonic Temple", as part of a multiple property listing of fifteen historic synagogues in Connecticut.

The building has been used as a church since 2020.