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The congregation had no full-time rabbi in the years 2000–2002, when they were served part-time by Rabbi Sheila Russian, who in 1979 had become the first female rabbi in Baltimore. [10] In 2019 the synagogue underwent a major $5.5 million renovation that added new classrooms, a grand new staircase, and a redesigned sanctuary. [11]
When Beth El's membership increased from 97 families to 1,100 families between 1950 and 1955, Beth El needed a larger place of worship. [11] Groundbreaking on the new synagogue in Pikesville began on June 7, 1959. [3] Rabbi Jacob B. Agus and Cantor Saul Z. Hammerman were present. [3]
The two oldest synagogue buildings, both in active use, are the Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island and Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue, in Charleston, South Carolina. [ 8 ] The building was designated as a Baltimore City Landmark in 1971, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and lies within the ...
The synagogue was founded in 1971 by Lithuanian-born Rabbi Benjamin Bak, who led the congregation from 1972 until 1989. [1] Bak was succeeded by Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, who served as spiritual leader for 13 years before becoming head of the Orthodox Union in 2002. [2] [3] Under Weinreb's administration, membership increased from 140 to 450 ...
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[1] [2] The congregation initially met in a private home, hosting 126 people at their first Rosh Hashanah services; after about nine months, when membership had increased to over 70 families, the congregation purchased what had been the B'nai Akiva building in Baltimore. [2] In 1993 the synagogue bought its present home on Park Heights Avenue ...
In 1849, the Congregation built its own temple on High Street in Baltimore and acquired a cemetery." [6] The former Har Sinai synagogue. The synagogue purchased a 17-acre (69,000 m 2) property in the northwestern neighborhood of Park Heights from the Maryland Country Club, with a new synagogue dedicated in 1938. A $1 million fundraising program ...
Chizuk Amuno Congregation sold the building to B'nai Israel for $12,000 in 1895 when it moved to Northwest Baltimore. [12] [13] [14] In 1973, the congregation began raising funds for the restoration of the synagogue. [4] B'nai Israel donated land to the City of Baltimore to build a park near the synagogue in 1975.