Des Moines soon to be without Orthodox Jewish synagogue

Once the sale is final, the Orthodox congregation plans to move into vacant space at the city's Reform synagogue, Temple B'Nai Jeshurun, which belongs to the most liberal major branch of Judaism.

Orthodox Jews practice a traditional version of Judaism, such as following strict kosher dietary rules and segregating men from women inside the synagogue.

Many families trace their membership to the eastern European immigrants who founded the congregation in 1885 and opened its first freestanding synagogue in 1893.