| YPC Shari-Eli | |
|---|---|
 YPC Shari-Eli synagogue, in 2015 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi Dr. Gail Glicksman |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 728 West Moyamensing Avenue, Whitman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19148 |
| Country | United States |
  Location in Philadelphia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 39°55′13″N 75°09′35″W / 39.9203844°N 75.159674°W / 39.9203844; -75.159674 |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1948 (as a congregation) |
| Website | |
| hypcsharieli | |
YPC Shari-Eli is an unaffiliated Conservative synagogue located in the Whitman neighborhood of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Congregational services are lay-led. YPC Shari Eli was founded in 1948. It is South Philadelphia's last active Conservative synagogue and only synagogue located south of Snyder Avenue.
History
Young People's Congregation (YPC) Shari-Eli was founded in 1948 when a group of younger members of Shaari Eliohu (8th and Porter Streets), under the leadership of Kelman Israel, broke away, formed a Conservative congregation, and moved into the building of the former Shaare Torah synagogue at Franklin Street and Moyamensing Avenue. YPC Shari-Eli established a building fund in 1953 with a goal to raise $25,000. Shari Eli remodeled its building in 1961. The congregation replaced the removable ceiling opening to the second-floor women's section balcony with a permanent ceiling.
Israel Wolmark became the congregation's part-time rabbi in 1973 and served for approximately thirty years.
See also
References
- Stern, Marissa (July 5, 2017). "Last South Philadelphia Conservative Synagogue Continues to Survive". Jewish Exponent. Philadelphia. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- Meyers, Allen (1998). The Jewish Community of South Philadelphia. Arcadia Publishing. p. 127. ISBN 9780738549552.
- "Fund is sought by congregation". Philadelphia Inquirer. March 15, 1953. p. B5.
- "Other places of worship". southphillyreview.com. March 17, 2005.
- Ruderman, Wendy (December 30, 2006). "God, mammon, and casinos". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015.
External links
- Official website
- YPC Shari-Eli at Facebook
- YPC Shari-Eli at Jewish Exponent
