Congregation B'nai Israel (Galveston, Texas)

B'nai Israel Temple
B'nai Israel Temple
Hebrew: בני ישראל
	Current B'nai Israel Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Reform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Peter Kessler
Status	Active
Location
Location	3008 Avenue O, Galveston, Texas 77550
Country	United States
	Location in Texas
Geographic coordinates	29°17′32″N 94°47′55″W
Architecture
Architect(s)	Fred Stewart (1870); Nicholas J. Clayton (1890); Tibor Beerman (1957);
Date established	1868 (as a congregation)
Completed	1870 (22nd Street #1); 1890 (22nd Street #2); 1957 (Avenue O);
Website
	cbigalveston.org

Congregation B'nai Israel (Hebrew: בני ישראל, lit. 'Sons of Israel') is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located in Galveston, Texas, in the United States. Organized by German Jewish immigrants in 1868, it is the oldest Reform congregation and the second chartered Jewish congregation in the state.

By the Galveston Movement, from 1907 to 1914, it helped attract thousands of eastern European Jewish immigrants to the city, Gulf Coast, and the middle region of the United States.

The congregation worships in The Rabbi Henry Cohen Memorial Temple, located at 3008 Avenue O.

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