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Temple Rodef Shalom (Reform) is the largest Jewish congregation in the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in Falls Church. Founded in 1962, it counts a membership of over 1300 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 associate rabbi Amy Schwartzman.
The Temple also has an associate rabbi Marcus Burstein. It hired its first cantor, Michael Shochet, in 1998.
Notable members (former and/or current)
- I. Lewis Libby (former Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney), convicted in United States v. Libby on 6 March, 2007, as a result of the grand jury investigation relating to the CIA leak scandal.
Notes
- Union for Reform Judaism: Temple Rodef Shalom directory listing, accessed March 27, 2007.
- Ron Kampeas, "Libby Jewish? Some Wonder How Neo-con's Faith Impacts Leak Scandal", Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) ("The Global News Service of the Jewish People") 2 November, 2005, accessed 16 March, 2007; rpt. in Ron Kampeas, "Did Libby's Jewishness Impact the CIA Leak Scandal?" Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), 6 November, 2005; updated 7 November, 2005; accessed 16 March, 2007.
External links
- Temple Rodef Shalom Official site.
- Union for Reform Judaism: Temple Rodef Shalom Directory listing.
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