Wikipedia's first sentence called it “largest jewish congregation in the commonwealth of virginia”. Today it says “reform jewish congregation and synagogue located at 2100 westmoreland street”.
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Temple Rodef Shalom ( Reform ) is the largest Jewish congregation in the Commonwealth of Virginia , located in Fairfax County (with a "Falls Church" mailing address).1 Founded in 1962, it counts a membership of over 1,300 households. 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. The Temple's current Assistant Rabbi is Jeffrey Saxe.2 It hired its first cantor , Michael Shochet, in 1998. In doing so, they are adding a new dimension to Jewish teaching.; Female Rabbis Break the Glass Ceiling" , The Washington Post , July 25, 1998. Only two other American female rabbis head congregations of that size." Union for Reform Judaism: Temple Rodef Shalom directory listing, accessed March 27, 2007.3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Temple Rodef Shalom ( Reform ) is the largest Jewish congregation in the Commonwealth of Virginia , located in Fairfax County (with a "Falls Church" mailing address). Founded in 1962, it counts a membership of over 1,300 households. In 1963, the Temple hired Laszlo Berkowits as its first rabbi . In 1998, it became the largest congregation in the United States to have a female rabbi, when it replaced Berkowits, who had decided to retire, with then-associate rabbi Amy Schwartzman . The Temple's current Assistant Rabbi is Jeffrey Saxe. It hired its first cantor , Michael Shochet, in 1998.
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Temple Rodef Shalom ( Reform ) is the largest Jewish congregation in the Commonwealth of Virginia , located in Falls Church , Fairfax County , Virginia . Founded in 1962, it counts a membership of over 1,600 households. 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. It hired its first cantor , Michael Shochet, in 1998. In doing so, they are adding a new dimension to Jewish teaching.; Female Rabbis Break the Glass Ceiling" , The Washington Post , July 25, 1998.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Temple Rodef Shalom ( Reform ) is the largest Jewish congregation in the Commonwealth of Virginia , located in Falls Church , Fairfax County , Virginia . Founded in 1962, it counts a membership of over 1,700 households. 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. It hired its first cantor , Michael Shochet, in 1998. In doing so, they are adding a new dimension to Jewish teaching.; Female Rabbis Break the Glass Ceiling" , The Washington Post , July 25, 1998.
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Temple Rodef Shalom ( Hebrew : רודף שלום ) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 2100 Westmoreland Street, Falls Church , in Fairfax County , Virginia , in the United States.Founded in 1962, it counts a membership of over 1,800 households and is the largest congregation in Virginia. 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 as the senior rabbi. The Temple's rabbis are Jeffrey Saxe, and Alexandra Stein. It hired its first cantor , Michael Shochet, in 1998. Sydney Michaeli is the associate cantor and Carly Levin Santalone is the student cantor. In doing so, they are adding a new dimension to Jewish teaching.; Female Rabbis Break the Glass Ceiling" , The Washington Post , July 25, 1998.
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largest jewish congregation in the commonwealth of virginia
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reform jewish congregation and synagogue located at 2100 westmoreland street
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