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Congregation Beth Sholom

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Congregation Beth Sholom is a Conservative Jewish congregation in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2021, it is one of the oldest synagogues west of the Mississippi River. A member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, Congregation Beth Sholom is a hub of the Bay Area Jewish community. Beth Shalom built a synagogue on Fourteenth Avenue and Clement Street in 1934 after initially meeting in a church on Fourth Avenue near Geary. The first full-time rabbi, Saul White, age 27 and born and raised in Russian Poland, was hired in 1935. The first bat mitvah, for Judith Stein, was held at the synagogue in 1957.The congregation moved to a new synagogue designed by architect Stanley Saitowitz in 2008. In 2022, Rabbi Amanda Russell was promoted to the position of senior rabbi, the first woman to hold the position in the congregation.

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Congregation Beth Sholom
14th Avenue, San Francisco

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94129 San Francisco
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