YPC Shari-Eli
YPC Shari-Eli is an unaffiliated synagogue located in the Whitman neighborhood of South Philadelphia. 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.
| YPC Shari-Eli Synagogue | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Rite | Conservative Judaism |
| Leadership | Murray Costin Joseph Costin |
| Year consecrated | 1948 |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 728 West Moyamensing Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, |
| Geographic coordinates | 39.9203844°N 75.159674°W |
Congregation 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
- History of the Jews in Philadelphia: Jewish Quarter of Philadelphia
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.
- "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.