West Point Jewish Chapel

United States Military Academy Jewish Chapel
West Point Jewish Chapel, in
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism
Rite	Unaffiliated
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue and chapel
Status	Active
Location
Location	West Point Cemetery, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
Country	United States
Location in New York
Geographic coordinates	41°23′34″N 73°57′45″W / 41.39278°N 73.96250°W / 41.39278; -73.96250
Architecture
Founder	West Point Jewish Chapel Fund
Completed	1984
Website
westpoint.edu/about/chaplain/chapels/jewish-chapel

The West Point Jewish Chapel is an unaffiliated Jewish congregation, synagogue, and chapel for United States Military Academy cadets and faculty and members of the community, located on the Academy's campus in West Point, New York, in the United States.

Construction began in 1982 and was completed on November 13, 1984,^[1] it was the culmination of 20 years of effort on the part of the West Point Jewish Chapel Fund, a private nonprofit organization which raised more than US$7.5 million for its construction.^[2]

Gallery

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  The chapel in early spring
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  West Point Jewish Chapel Cadet Choir celebrating the chapel's 25th anniversary

See also

• Religious symbolism in the United States military
• United States Military Academy chapels

References

External links

• Official website

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