Congregation B'nai Torah
Introduction


**Congregation B'nai Torah** is a [Conservative](/wiki/Conservative_Judaism "Conservative Judaism") [synagogue](/wiki/Synagogue "Synagogue") located in [Sandy Springs](/wiki/Sandy_Springs%2C_Georgia "Sandy Springs, Georgia"), [Georgia](/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29 "Georgia (U.S. state)"), in the United States.MacDonald, Mary. ["Be civil about school expansions, clergy tell flocks"](http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/northfulton/stories/2008/08/28/clergy_urge_civility.html), *[The Atlanta Journal\-Constitution](/wiki/The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution")*, August 28, 2008\.Kron, Michaela. ["B'nai Torah's youthful growth leads to expansion on pulpit"](http://www.reporternewspapers.net/Articles-c-2009-06-25-165739.113118_Bnai_Torahs_youthful_growth_leads_to_expansion_on_pulpit.html), *Reporter Newspapers*, June 26, 2009\. It was founded in 1981 by young, unaffiliated Jews who had attended the [Hillel](/wiki/Hillel:The_Foundation_for_Jewish_Campus_Life "The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life") [High holiday](/wiki/High_Holidays "High Holidays") services at [Emory University](/wiki/Emory_University "Emory University") since the 1970s."A glance back, a look ahead; 'Acts of faith' built congregation's home", *[The Atlanta Journal\-Constitution](/wiki/The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution")*, September 3, 1992\. The 125 member families met in a closed grammar school until 1984, and then for two years in trailers, until they constructed a synagogue building.


Why were the founders unaffiliated Jews?