Beth Sholom Congregation (Frederick, Maryland)

For other similarly named institutions, see Beth Shalom.
Beth Sholom Congregation

The sanctuary at Beth Sholom's community center location
Location within Maryland
Basic information
Location Frederick, Maryland, United States
Geographic coordinates 39°25′40″N 77°24′29″W / 39.4278026°N 77.4080764°W / 39.4278026; -77.4080764Coordinates: 39°25′40″N 77°24′29″W / 39.4278026°N 77.4080764°W / 39.4278026; -77.4080764
Website www.bethsholomfrederick.org
Architectural description
Architectural type Synagogue

Beth Sholom is a Conservative synagogue, currently located in Frederick, Maryland.

History

Frederick Hebrew Congregation was chartered on October 6, 1917.[1] In 1919, the congregation incorporated with name of Beth Sholom Congregation.[1] The first synagogue was built in Brunswick, Maryland, the same year.[1]

In 1923, the original synagogue was dedicated at the town's former Elks Club.[2]

Yehuda E. Perkins was the rabbi in 1959.[3] In 1961, Morris Kosman became the congregation's spiritual leader.[4]

Beth Sholom built a community center in Frederick in 1984.[1] The community center was intended for the preschool, religious school, youth activities, and social activities.[1] A new, larger community center was opened in 1994.[1][5]

Spiritual leaders

Rabbi Morris Kosman, a Detroit native who had served as the congregation's spiritual leader since 1961, retired and assumed emeritus status in 2010.[6] At that time, Rabbi Murray Singerman became the congregation's new spiritual leader.[7] After a year and a half, Rabbi Singerman resigned, and Beth Sholom was served until July 2014 by a visiting rabbi from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York under the Gladstein Fellowship program,[8] Rabbi Jordan Hersh and his wife, Cantor Shulie Hersh.

In July 2014, Rabbi and Cantor Hersh became the permanent spiritual leaders of Beth Sholom.[9]

Rabbi Kosman died October 22, 2016.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "History". Beth Sholom Congregation. Accessed November 9, 2016.
  2. ↑ Weissbach, Lee Shai (2005). Jewish life in small-town America a history. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. p. 184. ISBN 9780300127652.
  3. ↑ County, Historical Society of Frederick (2007). Frederick County revisited. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub. p. 44. ISBN 9780738552583.
  4. ↑ "Kosman Retiring From Frederick Shul". Jewish Times.
  5. ↑ Hernandez, Nelson (9 Oct 2005). "A Fresh Start on Fertile Ground". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Cassie, Ron (18 Sep 2009). "Rabbi to assumed emeritus status at year's end". Frederick News Post.
  7. ↑ "Archived from [http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/news/jt/local_news/kosman_retiring_from_frederick_shul/16249 the original
  8. ↑ Feiler, Alan H. "In The Short Run: Rabbi resigns from Frederick's largest Jewish congregation". Baltimore Jewish Times. pp. 15–16.
  9. ↑ "Leadership". Beth Sholom Congregation. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Spiritual Leadership". Beth Sholom Congregation. Retrieved November 9, 2016.

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