Temple Rodef Shalom (Falls Church, Virginia)

Temple Rodef Shalom
Location within Virginia
Basic information
Location Fairfax County
Virginia, U.S.
Geographic coordinates 38°54′21″N 77°10′21″W / 38.905745°N 77.172616°W / 38.905745; -77.172616Coordinates: 38°54′21″N 77°10′21″W / 38.905745°N 77.172616°W / 38.905745; -77.172616
Affiliation Reform Judaism
Status Active
Leadership Rabbi Amy Schwartzman
Website www.templerodefshalom.org
Architectural description
Architectural type Synagogue

Temple Rodef Shalom (Reform) is the largest Jewish congregation in the Commonwealth of Virginia,[1] located in Fairfax County (with a "Falls Church" mailing address). Founded in 1962, it counts a membership of over 1,300 households.[2]

In 1963, the Temple hired Laszlo Berkowits as its first rabbi. In 1998, it became one of the largest congregations in the United States to have a female rabbi, when it replaced Berkowits, who had decided to retire, with then-Associate Rabbi Amy Schwartzman.[1]

The Temple's current Assistant Rabbi is Jeffrey Saxe. It hired its first cantor, Michael Shochet, in 1998.

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