Temple Rodef Shalom (Falls Church, Virginia)

Temple Rodef Shalom
Basic information
Location Fairfax County
Virginia, U.S.
Geographic coordinates 38°54′21″N 77°10′21″W / 38.905745°N 77.172616°W / 38.905745; -77.172616Coordinates: 38°54′21″N 77°10′21″W / 38.905745°N 77.172616°W / 38.905745; -77.172616
Affiliation Reform Judaism
Status Active
Leadership Rabbi Amy Schwartzman
Website www.templerodefshalom.org
Architectural type Synagogue

Temple Rodef Shalom (Reform) is the largest Jewish congregation in the Commonwealth of Virginia,[1] located in Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia. Founded in 1962, it counts a membership of over 1,600 households.[2]

In 1963, the Temple hired Laszlo Berkowits as its first rabbi. In 1998, it became one of the largest congregations in the United States to have a female rabbi, when it replaced Berkowits, who had decided to retire, with then-Associate Rabbi Amy Schwartzman.[1]

The Temple's Associate Rabbis are Jeffrey Saxe and Stephanie Bernstein. It hired its first cantor, Michael Shochet, in 1998. Rachel Rhodes is the Associate Cantor.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Murphy, Caryle. "Like their Christian counterparts, Jewish women are breaking down barriers and taking on leadership roles. In doing so, they are adding a new dimension to Jewish teaching.; Female Rabbis Break the Glass Ceiling", The Washington Post, July 25, 1998. Accessed June 21, 2011.
  2. ↑ Union for Reform Judaism: Temple Rodef Shalom directory listing, accessed April 5, 2017.



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