Building Name: | Temple Rodef Shalom |
Native Name: | he|רודף שלום |
Map Type: | USA Virginia |
Map Size: | 250 |
Map Relief: | 1 |
Location: | 2100 Westmoreland Street, Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia 22043 |
Country: | United States |
Geo: | 38.9057°N -77.1726°W |
Religious Affiliation: | Reform Judaism |
Status: | Synagogue |
Functional Status: | Active |
Leadership: | Rabbi Amy Schwartzman |
Established: | 1962 |
Year Completed: | 1962 |
Temple Rodef Shalom (he|רודף שלום) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 2100 Westmoreland Street, Falls Church, in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the United States. Founded in 1962, it counts a membership of over 1,800 households and is the largest congregation in Virginia.[1]
In 1963, the Temple hired Laszlo Berkowits as its first rabbi. In 1998, it became one of the largest congregations in the United States to have a female rabbi, when it replaced Berkowits, who had decided to retire, with then-Associate Rabbi Amy Schwartzman as the senior rabbi.[2]
The Temple's rabbis are Jeffrey Saxe and Alexandra Stein. It hired its first cantor, Michael Shochet, in 1998. Sydney Michaeli is the associate cantor.