Temple Beth Sholom (Roslyn, New York)
| Temple Beth Sholom | |
|---|---|
  Location on Long Island, New York | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
| Synagogue | |
| Leadership | Rabbi David J. Lerner |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 401 Roslyn Road, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 |
| Municipality | Incorporated Village of East Hills |
| Country | United States |
| Administration | United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism |
| Coordinates | 40°46′56″N 73°38′18″W / 40.782115°N 73.638429°W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Percival Goodman |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Established | 1951 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1952[1] |
| Website | |
| tbsroslyn | |
Temple Beth Sholom (also known as Temple Beth Sholom of Roslyn) is a Conservative synagogue located at 401 Roslyn Road in the Incorporated Village of East Hills, on Long Island, New York, United States, in the Greater Roslyn area.
Overview
[edit]The congregation was established in 1951.[2][1][3] It is affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism,[2] and is among the oldest synagogues in the Greater Roslyn area, which is anchored by the Incorporated Village of Roslyn.[1]
The synagogue building was originally designed by Percival Goodman.[4] Later projects and additions would be designed by longtime congregant Abraham Salkowitz, who was alao a resident of East Hills.[5][6] When designing the sanctuary at Temple Beth Sholom, Goodman took significant inspiration from the geometric design of Frank Lloyd Wright's Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; Goodman largely modeled the sanctuary at Temple Beth Sholom off of that synagogue's sanctuary.[4]
As of 2026, the congregation's rabbi is David J. Lerner.[7]
History
[edit]Temple Beth Sholom was founded at the in June 1951 by approximately 30 families.[2][1][3] It was created after splitting from the Roslyn Jewish Community Center – established in 1947 as an interdenominational congregation for Roslyn's growing Jewish community – that month, following the majority of the center's members electing to affiliate the center with Reform Judaism in 1950, and would change its name to Temple Sinai in 1952; the congregants who would found Temple Beth Sholom, meanwhile, wished to affiliate with Conservative Judaism.[2][1][8] After holding early meetings at the Roslyn Country Club, the congregation purchased its property on Roslyn Road in 1951.[1]
Prior to the completion of its permanent home on Roslyn Road, the congregation met in other locations in the community.[1] On Friday, August 3 of that year, Temple Beth Sholom's first service – a Shabbat evening service – was held at Fellows Fall in the Village of Roslyn.[1][9]
In 1952, the first wing of the permanent synagogue building opened.[10] Its dedication ceremony would take place at the synagogue on September 14, 1952, featuring Congressman Leonard Hall as a guest speaker.[10] The building would be expanded and modernized numerous times in the years and decades that followed – including a renovation between 1990 and 1992, in time for the congregation's 40th Anniversary.[2][1][3][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Poliakoff, Ira (2017). Synagogues of Long Island. History Press Library Editions. ISBN 978-1540227782.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Our History in Roslyn". Temple Beth Sholom. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- 1 2 3 "Timeline of Roslyn History | Roslyn, NY". www.roslynny.gov. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- 1 2 Caroline Rob Zaleski (2012). Long Island Modernism: 1930–1980.
- 1 2 "A.H. Salkowitz | Queens Modern". queensmodern.com. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ↑ "Salkowitz, Abraham". The New York Times. January 7, 1998. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ↑ "Clergy and Staff". Temple Beth Sholom. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- ↑ "Roslyn Center Named as Temple Sinai". Newsday. June 27, 1952. p. 45. ProQuest 873038845.
- ↑ "New Temple In Roslyn to Begin Services". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 1, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
- 1 2 "Hall To Give Address At Roslyn Temple Rites". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 3, 1952. p. 14. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
