Congregation Beth Shalom (Clifton Park, New York)

Congregation Beth Shalom is a synagogue located at 688 Clifton Park Center Road, Clifton Park, New York. Rabbi in 2017 is Chanan Markowitz. It is the only synagogue in southern Saratoga County. According to its 2016 "State of the Synagogue" report, it is losing members.[1]

The synagogue was founded in 1975.[2] It was originally a Conservative synagogue, but about 2005 it withdrew from the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, and as of 2017 continues unaffiliated.

The synagogue is the first Conservative synagogue to have a female rabbi: Beverly Magidson (1983-1991), who was also the synagogue’s first full-time rabbi.[2]

References

Hayden, Fern (August 2, 2017), State of the Synagogue (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2017, retrieved December 21, 2017
Goldman, Ari L. (June 22, 1984). "A Women [sic] Finds Bias as a Rabbi". New York Times (New York edition). Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.

External links

Official website

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[1] Hayden, Fern (August 2, 2017), State of the Synagogue (PDF), archived from the original (PDF) on December 23, 2017, retrieved December 21, 2017

[Magidson-2] Goldman, Ari L. (June 22, 1984). "A Women [sic] Finds Bias as a Rabbi". New York Times (New York edition). Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.