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Temple Beth-El, located in Providence's historic East Side, has been serving Reform Jewish families in Rhode Island for over one hundred years. The roots of the our congregation go back to 1849 when a small group of Providence Jews, calling themselves "Sons of Israel," gathered for daily services. Though Orthodox in origin, the congregation affiliated with the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the national body of Reform Judaism, in 1877. Responding to the challenges of an open society, the Reform movement today is one of North American Jewry's most influential voices. Today's Temple Beth-El family, nearly 1,200 households, reflects the changing composition of contemporary American Jewry - many with Orthodox and Conservative roots - as well as an in