The building combines traditional Romanesque Revival features in its architecture with influences of the Colonial Revival period. In typical fashion, the building is approached by a long flight of wide steps to triple double doors under round arches with keystones in a central recessed section of the façade. Three tall windows of similar shape occupy the second floor, under a corbeled gabled roof line. The central section of the façade is flanked by projecting towers with brick quoins and 2 story-tall narrow round arched windows. There are Magen Davids in panels over the tower windows. The tower roof lines are segmental in shape, echoing the round arches of the doors and windows.
The interior space displays a monumental unity. The proportions which seem strained on the exterior translate in the interior to an auditorium of impressive volume. The unusual absence of columns to support the galleries and the high drum of the dome contribute to the sense of volume of space. The device of suspension from the roof framing was more commonly followed in industrial buildings. The colored-glass windows and chandelier add to the effectiveness of the spatial design. Overcoming for the regrettable fire in 1962 resulting in the loss of the original ark and other Judaic symbols