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Reconstructionist Congregation Beth Israel

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “reconstructionist synagogue located at 34 west magnolia avenue in maywood”. Today it says “reconstructionist jewish congregation and synagogue located since january 2015 within temple israel & jcc”.

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The opening as it read in 2010

Reconstructionist synagogue in the region, with a membership drawn from 22 communities.¹ Established in 1928, the congregation moved to its current location, a former church, in 1931. The building it purchased was the former Maywood Christian Association Church, constructed in 1901. Built in the Shingle-style , the structure combined both stone and shingles. It also included " Gothic Revival features, such as tracery windows". The congregation added an extension to the building in 1952 which included meeting and school rooms, and an additional sanctuary.² The sanctuary is decorated with the Hebrew dictum "Know before Whom you stand for You are with Me", adapted from Berakhot 28b .³ Originally Conservative , in the 1990s Beth Israel was faced with declining membership and a building that needed significant capital investment. To help address these issues the membership decided to move to the Reconstructionist movement in 1997. By 2001 the congregation had 65 member families.⁴ In the 2000s the congregation realized that of its six Torah scrolls, two were not kosher , and the rest needed repair. They decided to give away the non-kosher ones, repair and sell one of the kosher scrolls, and use the proceeds to fix the remaining three. Though too small to support a full-time rabbi, Beth Israel has had several part-time rabbis in the 2000s, who are generally at the synagogue two weekends a month. These have included Michael Rothbaum, who was succeeded by Michal Woll (a former biomedical engineer, a mechanical engineer, and physical therapist) in 2006. Woll was succeeded in turn by Jarah Greenfield in 2007. Beth Israel participates in the "High Holiday Open Seats Campaign", a New York and New Jersey program of Reconstructionist synagogues "which connects people to congregations with extra space on the High Holidays." As of 2010 , the rabbi was Greenfield and the cantor was Lois Kittner.⁵ Who are we?, Beth Israel website .⁶

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The opening as it stood in 2015

It is the only synagogue in Maywood, and the only Reconstructionist synagogue in the region, with a membership drawn from 22 communities. Established in 1928, the congregation moved to its current location, a former church, in 1931. The building it purchased was the former Maywood Christian Association Church, constructed in 1901. Built in the Shingle style , the structure combined both stone and shingles. It also included " Gothic Revival features, such as tracery windows". The congregation added an extension to the building in 1952 which included meeting and school rooms, and an additional sanctuary. The sanctuary is decorated with the Hebrew dictum "Know before Whom you stand for You are with Me", adapted from Berakhot 28b . Originally Conservative , in the 1990s Beth Israel was faced with declining membership and a building that needed significant capital investment. To help address these issues the membership decided to move to the Reconstructionist movement in 1997. By 2001 the congregation had 65 member families. In the 2000s the congregation realized that of its six Torah scrolls, two were not kosher , and the rest needed repair. They decided to give away the non-kosher ones, repair and sell one of the kosher scrolls, and use the proceeds to fix the remaining three. Though too small to support a full-time rabbi, Beth Israel has had several part-time rabbis in the 2000s, who are generally at the synagogue two weekends a month. These have included Michael Rothbaum, who was succeeded by Michal Woll (a former biomedical engineer, a mechanical engineer, and physical therapist) in 2006. Woll was succeeded in turn by Jarah Greenfield in 2007. Beth Israel participates in the "High Holiday Open Seats Campaign", a New York and New Jersey program of Reconstructionist synagogues "which connects people to congregations with extra space on the High Holidays." As of 2010 , the rabbi was Greenfield and the cantor was Lois Kittner. Who are we?, Beth Israel website .

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Then

reconstructionist synagogue located at 34 west magnolia avenue in maywood

Now

reconstructionist jewish congregation and synagogue located since january 2015 within temple israel & jcc

1. Removed: “Reconstructionist synagogue in the region, with a membership drawn from 22 communities.” In the article until 2015 (rev), gone by 2020 (rev).

2. Removed 5 sentences: “Established in 1928, the congregation moved to its current location, a former…” In the article until October 6, 2023 (rev), gone by 2025 (rev).

3. Removed: “The sanctuary is decorated with the Hebrew dictum "Know before Whom you…” In the article until 2015 (rev), gone by 2020 (rev).

4. Removed 3 sentences: “Originally Conservative , in the 1990s Beth Israel was faced with declining…” In the article until October 6, 2023 (rev), gone by 2025 (rev).

5. Removed 6 sentences: “In the 2000s the congregation realized that of its six Torah scrolls,…” In the article until 2015 (rev), gone by 2020 (rev).

6. Removed: “Who are we?, Beth Israel website .” In the article until October 6, 2023 (rev), gone by 2025 (rev).

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