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| | leadership =Rabbis: Aaron Petuchowski,<br/>Taron Tachman, Soshonah Conover<br/>Resident Scholar: Frederick C. Schwartz<ref name=Staff/> | |||
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| '''Temple Sholom of Chicago''' (known primarily as '''Temple Sholom''') is a ] congregation located at 3480 N. Lake Shore Drive in ], ]. Founded in 1867, it is one of the oldest ] in Chicago.<ref>, Temple Sholom website. Accessed March 7, 2010.</ref> | |||
| The current building's genesis was a 1921 assignment to design a synagogue building, given to three students at the School of Architecture at Armor Institute (now the ]). By 1928, with the assistance of professional architects Charles Hodgson of Chicago and ] of Boston, the ] and ] structure was completed. The western wall of the 1,350 seat sanctuary was mounted on wheels so that it could be moved, opening the room into the adjoining social hall almost doubling the capacity.<ref name=Chiat2004p177>Chiat, Marily Joyce. ''The Spiritual Traveler—Chicago and Illinois: A Guide to Sacred Sites and Peaceful Places'', Hidden Spring, 2004, ISBN 978-1-58768010-6, p. 177.</ref> | |||
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| '''Temple Sholom of Chicago''' known primarily as '''Temple Sholom''' is one of the oldest Synagogues in Chicago and it dates its foundation back to 1867.<ref>http://www.sholomchicago.org/about/history</ref> The Temple sits in the forefront of Reform Judaism and physically holds its seat on Chicago's '''Lake Shore Drive''' at 3480 N. Lake Shore Drive. | |||
| The Rabbi Frederick C. Schwartz Library holds 6,000 adult books, 2,000 children's books, 300 videos and 30 journals.<ref name=library>, Temple Sholom website. Accessed March 7, 2010.</ref> The Mendelson Gallery exhibits ].<ref name=Gallery>, Temple Sholom website. Accessed March 7, 2010.</ref> | |||
| Temple Sholom is known for affirming Judaism as a dynamic and motivating force in the lives of its congregants. It currently presents lectures and programs of broad appeal, serves the disadvantaged in the community and helps those searching for new forms of worship and expression within Jewish heritage. Temple Sholom dedicates itself to embracing all people who desire affiliation and are committed to a Jewish way of life, offering a strong schedule of worship services and a liturgy that draws on the best of modern idioms while remaining anchored in tradition, serving our members and their families with a wealth of program and educational opportunities. | |||
| Aaron Mark Petuchowski joined Temple Sholom as spiritual leader in 1997, having previously served at Temple Sinai of ] for fourteen years. Taron Tachman and Soshonah Conover also serve as rabbis. Frederick C. Schwartz is now resident scholar, having previously served as senior rabbi from 1974 to 1997.<ref name=Staff>, Temple Sholom website. Accessed March 7, 2010.</ref> | |||
| ==Clergy== | |||
| ===Rabbis=== | |||
| *] D.D.: Rabbi Aaron Mark Petuchowski is in his Bar Mitzvah (13th) year as spiritual leader of Temple Sholom, having previously served at Temple Sinai of Roslyn (Long Island, NY) for fourteen years. | |||
| *]: Ordained in 2004 by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in New York, Rabbi Tachman earned his undergraduate degree in Psychology at Michigan State University. | |||
| *]: Rabbi Conover grew up in St. Louis, Missouri at Congregation Shaare Emeth and earned a B.A. in English Literature and Creative Writing with honors from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. | |||
| *]: Resident Scholar Rabbi Frederick C. Schwartz was the senior rabbi of Temple Sholom from 1974 to 1997. Rabbi Schwartz has published in Jewish periodicals on such topics as revelation, law, anti-Semitism, history, Martin Buber and education. He is co-editor of Essays in Honor of Dr. Freehof, a volume devoted to writings of Rabbi Solomon B. Freehof of Pittsburgh, with whom Rabbi Schwartz trained. | |||
| ===Educators=== | |||
| *] Ph.D: Rabbi Sandmel, Director of Lifelong Learning at Temple Sholom, is also Crown-Ryan Professor of Jewish Studies at the Catholic Theological Union. He served at the Institute for Christian & Jewish Studies in Baltimore where he coordinated the publication “Dabru Emet: A Jewish Statement on Christians and Christianity”. He is the co-editor of Christianity in Jewish Terms and Irreconcilable Differences? A Learning Resource for Jews and Christians. He has served congregations in Portland, Maine, Cleveland, and Chicago. | |||
| *] Rimma Khodosh, Gan Shalom Early Childhood Center Director, holds an early childhood degree from Kiev State Pedagogical Institute in her native Ukraine, and degrees from the University of California- Los Angeles and Spertus College of Judaic Studies in Chicago. | |||
| ===Executive Director=== | |||
| *]: Philip Ferkel, Executive Director, joined Temple Sholom in October 2005. Phil holds a B.A. degree in business and economics. | |||
| ===Chief Development Director=== | |||
| *]: comes to us from the Jewish United Fund/Federation, where she worked in marketing and communications. | |||
| ===Membership & Programming Director=== | |||
| *Lisa (Leiberman) Kaplan | |||
| ===Financial Services Director=== | |||
| *]:, CPA, Financial Services Director, comes to Temple Sholom with a degree in accounting from the University of Illinois. | |||
| ==The Rabbi Frederick C. Schwartz Library of Temple Sholom== | |||
| The Rabbi Frederick C. Schwartz Library of Temple Sholom is a resource to both the congregation and the wider community. | |||
| The Library houses a collection of about 6,000 book titles for adults and 2,000 titles for children. The adult collection is comprehensive and wide-ranging providing everything from Torah study to the most recent Jewish fiction and poetry. There is also a video collection of about 300 titles and a journal collection of some 30 titles. | |||
| The Library is generally open for self-guided use when the Temple is open during weekdays and at times when the religious school and adult education classes are in session. | |||
| ==The Mendelson Gallery Exhibit== | |||
| The Mendelson Gallery frequently hosts exhibitions of Jewish art. | |||
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| Temple Sholom | |
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 Temple Sholom on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Leadership | Rabbis: Aaron Petuchowski, Taron Tachman, Soshonah Conover Resident Scholar: Frederick C. Schwartz |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 3480 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois,  United States |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Charles Hodgson, Charles A. Coolidge |
| Style | Byzantine Revival, Moorish Revival |
| Completed | 1928 |
| Capacity | 1,350 |
| Website | |
| www.tbila.org | |
Temple Sholom of Chicago (known primarily as Temple Sholom) is a Reform Jewish congregation located at 3480 N. Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1867, it is one of the oldest synagogues in Chicago.
The current building's genesis was a 1921 assignment to design a synagogue building, given to three students at the School of Architecture at Armor Institute (now the Illinois Institute of Technology). By 1928, with the assistance of professional architects Charles Hodgson of Chicago and Charles A. Coolidge of Boston, the Byzantine Revival and Moorish Revival structure was completed. The western wall of the 1,350 seat sanctuary was mounted on wheels so that it could be moved, opening the room into the adjoining social hall almost doubling the capacity.
The Rabbi Frederick C. Schwartz Library holds 6,000 adult books, 2,000 children's books, 300 videos and 30 journals. The Mendelson Gallery exhibits Jewish art.
Aaron Mark Petuchowski joined Temple Sholom as spiritual leader in 1997, having previously served at Temple Sinai of Roslyn, New York for fourteen years. Taron Tachman and Soshonah Conover also serve as rabbis. Frederick C. Schwartz is now resident scholar, having previously served as senior rabbi from 1974 to 1997.
References
- ^ Staff, Temple Sholom website. Accessed March 7, 2010.
- ^ Chiat, Marily Joyce. The Spiritual Traveler—Chicago and Illinois: A Guide to Sacred Sites and Peaceful Places, Hidden Spring, 2004, ISBN 978-1-58768010-6, p. 177.
- History, Temple Sholom website. Accessed March 7, 2010.
- Temple Library, Temple Sholom website. Accessed March 7, 2010.
- Mendelson Gallery, Temple Sholom website. Accessed March 7, 2010.