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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. 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.

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.

Clergy

Rabbis

• Rabbi Aaron M Petuchowski 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.
• Rabbi Taron Tachman: 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 Soshonah Canover: 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.
• Rabbi Fredrick C. Schwartz: 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

• Rabbi David Fox Sandmel 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 Kodosh 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

• Phillip Ferkel: Philip Ferkel, Executive Director, joined Temple Sholom in October 2005. Phil holds a B.A. degree in business and economics.

Chief Development Director

• Josie A.G. Shapiro: 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

• Jodi Morady:, 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.

References

1. http://www.sholomchicago.org/about/history

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