YPC Shari-Eli is an unaffiliated Conservative synagogue located in the Whitman neighborhood of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Congregational services are lay-led. YPC Shari Eli was founded in 1948. It is South Philadelphia's last active Conservative synagogue[1] and only synagogue located south of Snyder Avenue.
History
Young People's Congregation (YPC) Shari-Eli was founded in 1948 when a group of younger members of Shaari Eliohu (8th and Porter Streets), under the leadership of Kelman Israel, broke away, formed a Conservative congregation, and moved into the building of the former Shaare Torah synagogue at Franklin Street and Moyamensing Avenue.[2] YPC Shari-Eli established a building fund in 1953 with a goal to raise $25,000.[3] Shari Eli remodeled its building in 1961. The congregation replaced the removable ceiling opening to the second-floor women's section balcony with a permanent ceiling.
Israel Wolmark became the congregation's part-time rabbi in 1973[4] and served for approximately thirty years.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Stern, Marissa (July 5, 2017). "Last South Philadelphia Conservative Synagogue Continues to Survive". Jewish Exponent. Philadelphia. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
- ^ Meyers, Allen (1998). The Jewish Community of South Philadelphia. Arcadia Publishing. p. 127. ISBN 9780738549552.
- ^ "Fund is sought by congregation". Philadelphia Inquirer. March 15, 1953. p. B5.
- ^ "Other places of worship". southphillyreview.com. March 17, 2005.
- ^ Ruderman, Wendy (December 30, 2006). "God, mammon, and casinos". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on April 14, 2015.
External links
- Official website
- YPC Shari-Eli at Facebook
- YPC Shari-Eli at Jewish Exponent
