Beth Sholom Congregation (Frederick, Maryland)

For other similarly named institutions, see Beth Shalom.

The sanctuary at Beth Sholom's community center location

Beth Sholom is an unaffiliated synagogue in Frederick, Maryland, founded in 1917.[1] In 1923, the synagogue was dedicated at the town's former Elks Club.^[1].

Yehuda E. Perkins was the rabbi in 1959.^[2] In 1961, Morris Kosman became the congregation's spiritual leader.[2] In 1994, the congregation moved into a new building [3]

In 2003, a group of members, mostly Reform Jews, split from the congregation to form a new one known as Kol Ami of Frederick.[4] There is also a now Chabad congregation in Frederick.[5]. There are presently 4 Jewish congregations in the Frederick area, the others being a Chabad synagogue and another in nearby Damascus.^[3]

Spiritual leaders

Rabbi is Morris Kosman, a Detroit native who served the as the congregation's spiritual leader since 1961, retired and assume emeritus status in 2010[6]. At that time, Murray Singerman became the congregation's new spiritual leader, with Kosman continuing to be a part of the congregation in a different role.[7] Singerman resigned after just a year and a half on the job for a reason not made clear to the public.^[3]

External links

• Beth Sholom homepage

References

1. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=cDiYtW3bCN4C&pg=PA184&dq=beth+sholom+frederick&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
2. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=kNh2dUuKNR8C&pg=PA44&dq=beth+sholom+frederick&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html
3. ^ ^{a b} Feiler, Alan H.. "In The Short Run: Rabbi resigns from Frederick's largest Jewish congregation" (in English). Baltimore Jewish Times: pp. 15–16. 

Coordinates: 39°25′38″N 77°24′27″W / 39.42722°N 77.4075°W / 39.42722; -77.4075