Congregation Beth Sholom

For similarly named synagogues, see Beth Sholom.

Congregation Beth Sholom
The synagogue interior
Religion
Affiliation	Conservative Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Amanda Russell
Status	Active
Location
Location	301 14th Avenue, San Francisco, California
Country	United States
Location in San Francisco Bay Area, California
Geographic coordinates	37°46′59″N122°28′24″W / 37.783°N 122.4734°W / 37.783; -122.4734
Architecture
Architect(s)	Stanley Saitowitz
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Modernist
Date established	1921 (as a congregation)
Completed	1934 (14th Ave. & Clement St.) 2008 (14th Avenue)
Website
bethsholomsf.org

Congregation Beth Sholom is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 301 14th Avenue, in San Francisco, California, in the United States.

History

Founded in 1921, it is one of the oldest synagogues west of the Mississippi River. ^[1] A member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, Congregation Beth Sholom is a hub of the Bay Area Jewish community. Beth Shalom built a synagogue on Fourteenth Avenue and Clement Street in 1934 after initially meeting in a church on Fourth Avenue near Geary. The first full-time rabbi, Saul White, age 27 and born and raised in Russian Poland, was hired in 1935. ^[2] The first bat mitvah, for Judith Stein, was held at the synagogue in 1957. ^[1]

The congregation moved to a new synagogue designed by architect Stanley Saitowitz in 2008. ^[3] In 2022, Rabbi Amanda Russell was promoted to the position of senior rabbi, the first woman to hold the position in the congregation. ^[4]

Rabbinical leaders

The following individuals have served as rabbi of Congregation Beth Sholom:

Ordinal	Officeholder	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Notes
1	Saul E. White	1934	1983	48–49 years
2	Allan Schranz	1983	1986	2–3 years
3	Alexander Graubart	1986	1991	4–5 years
4	Alan Lew	1991	2005	13–14 years
5	Kenneth Leitner	2005	2007	1–2 years
6	Micah Hyman	2007	2014	6–7 years
7	Aubrey Glazer	2014	2018	3–4 years
8	Dan Ain	2018	2022	3–4 years
9	Amanda Russell	2022	incumbent	2–3 years

See also

• History of the Jews in San Francisco

References

1. Pine, Dan (February 18, 2022). "Forward-looking Beth Sholom looks back at 100 years of progress". J. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
2. Rosenbaum, Fred (May 11, 2009). Cosmopolitans: A Social and Cultural History of the Jews of the San Francisco Bay Area. University of California Press. doi:10.1525/california/9780520259133.003.0007. ISBN   978-0-520-25913-3.
3. King, John (August 11, 2008). "New synagogue livens up Richmond District". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved August 30, 2023.
4. Stutman, Gabe (April 22, 2022). "Rabbis on the move: departures and promotions across the Bay Area". J. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

External links

• Official website