YPC Shari-Eli
| YPC Shari-Eli | |
|---|---|
 YPC Shari-Eli synagogue, in 2015 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi Dr. Gail Glicksman |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 728 West Moyamensing Avenue,Whitman,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania19148 |
| Country | United States |
  Location inPhiladelphia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 39°55′13″N75°09′35″W/ 39.9203844°N 75.159674°W |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1948(as a congregation) |
| Website | |
| hypcsharieli | |
YPC Shari-Eliis an unaffiliatedConservativesynagoguelocated in theWhitmanneighborhood ofSouthPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,in the United States. Congregational services are lay-led. YPC Shari Eli was founded in 1948. It is South Philadelphia's last active Conservative synagogue[1]and only synagogue located south of Snyder Avenue.
History
[edit]Young People's Congregation (YPC) Shari-Eli was founded in 1948 when a group of younger members of Shaari Eliohu (8th and Porter Streets), under the leadership of Kelman Israel, broke away, formed a Conservative congregation, and moved into the building of the former Shaare Torah synagogue at Franklin Street and Moyamensing Avenue.[2]YPC Shari-Eli established a building fund in 1953 with a goal to raise $25,000.[3]Shari Eli remodeled its building in 1961. The congregation replaced the removable ceiling opening to the second-floor women's section balcony with a permanent ceiling.
Israel Wolmark became the congregation's part-time rabbi in 1973[4]and served for approximately thirty years.[5]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^Stern, Marissa (July 5, 2017)."Last South Philadelphia Conservative Synagogue Continues to Survive".Jewish Exponent.Philadelphia.RetrievedJuly 7,2017.
- ^Meyers, Allen (1998).The Jewish Community of South Philadelphia.Arcadia Publishing. p. 127.ISBN9780738549552.
- ^"Fund is sought by congregation".Philadelphia Inquirer.March 15, 1953. p. B5.
- ^"Other places of worship".southphillyreview.March 17, 2005.
- ^Ruderman, Wendy (December 30, 2006)."God, mammon, and casinos".Philadelphia Inquirer.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- YPC Shari-EliatFacebook
- YPC Shari-Eliat Jewish Exponent
