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`W9EUAS, Temple Bat Tahm is a Reform congregation, affiliated with the union of Reform Judaism (vR7);
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U,Y&UAS, Tempe Bat Tahm was organized in ,dune 1973 by eight founding families interested in starting a
new Tempe in Newport Beach; and
`G JIF UAS, Tempe Bat Tahm entered into escrow with The Irvine Company fora four -acre site on Came(6ack
Street and jam6oree Roadand then bought a prefabricated building in Newport Center that had been vacated
(Dozens of congregants gathered at 2: 08am on August 11, 1976 to follow the structure as movers, working with
artificial light, rolled the building down jamboree Road to the Temple's optioned site. This became the first
Jewish 6ui(ding on the Irvine Ranch; and
U,J'&U,4S, Temple Bat Tahm has hosted many world leaders to address the congregation, such as: 7tzchak
Rabin, ifenry Kissinger, Elie Wiese(, Shimon Beres, Benjamin Netanyahu and Ehud Barak and
UWEU,4S, the Temple serves a diverse membership made up of approximately 500 families including families
with young children, young married couples, singles, empty nesters, interfaith families, and seniors; and
WJ&REAS, the Newport Beach andsurrounding communities have been enrichedover the past half century by
Temple Bat Tahm's presence and congregation's generous and volunteering spirit.
NOW, 2JfEUI'OU, I, WiC(O'Neill, Wayor of the City of Newport Beach, on 6ehalf of the entire Newport
Beach City Council, do hereby recognize
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Eor Its 5016 Anniversary .Mere in Newport Beach.
IXW19NESS ff 1&REOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Newport Beach to
be affixed this 28th day of Way, 2024.
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