Congregation Beth Sholom
Congregation Beth Sholom | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Leadership | Rabbi Amanda Russell |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 301 14th Avenue,San Francisco,California |
Country | United States |
Location inSan Francisco Bay Area,California | |
Geographic coordinates | 37°46′59″N122°28′24″W/ 37.783°N 122.4734°W |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Stanley Saitowitz |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
Style | Modernist |
Date established | 1921(as a congregation) |
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Website | |
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Congregation Beth Sholomis aConservativeJewishcongregation andsynagogue,located at 301 14th Avenue, inSan Francisco,California,in the United States.
History
[edit]Founded in 1921, it is one of the oldest synagogues west of theMississippi River.[1]A member of theUnited Synagogue of Conservative Judaism,Congregation Beth Sholom is a hub of the Bay Area Jewish community. Beth Shalom built a synagogue on Fourteenth Avenue and Clement Street in 1934 after initially meeting in a church on Fourth Avenue near Geary. The first full-time rabbi, Saul White, age 27 and born and raised in Russian Poland, was hired in 1935.[2]The firstbat mitvah,for Judith Stein, was held at the synagogue in 1957.[1]
The congregation moved to a new synagogue designed by architectStanley Saitowitzin 2008.[3]In 2022, Rabbi Amanda Russell was promoted to the position of senior rabbi, the first woman to hold the position in the congregation.[4]
Rabbinical leaders
[edit]The following individuals have served asrabbiof Congregation Beth Sholom:
Ordinal | Officeholder | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
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1 | Saul E. White | 1934 | 1983 | 48–49 years | |
2 | Allan Schranz | 1983 | 1986 | 2–3 years | |
3 | Alexander Graubart | 1986 | 1991 | 4–5 years | |
4 | Alan Lew | 1991 | 2005 | 13–14 years | |
5 | Kenneth Leitner | 2005 | 2007 | 1–2 years | |
6 | Micah Hyman | 2007 | 2014 | 6–7 years | |
7 | Aubrey Glazer | 2014 | 2018 | 3–4 years | |
8 | Dan Ain | 2018 | 2022 | 3–4 years | |
9 | Amanda Russell | 2022 | incumbent | 1–2 years |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abPine, Dan (February 18, 2022)."Forward-looking Beth Sholom looks back at 100 years of progress".J.RetrievedAugust 30,2023.
- ^Rosenbaum, Fred (May 11, 2009).Cosmopolitans: A Social and Cultural History of the Jews of the San Francisco Bay Area.University of California Press.doi:10.1525/california/9780520259133.003.0007.ISBN978-0-520-25913-3.
- ^King, John (August 11, 2008)."New synagogue livens up Richmond District".San Francisco Chronicle.RetrievedAugust 30,2023.
- ^Stutman, Gabe (April 22, 2022)."Rabbis on the move: departures and promotions across the Bay Area".J.RetrievedAugust 30,2023.