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Beth Tfiloh Congregation
Beth Tfiloh Congregation is a Modern Orthodox Judaism, Modern Orthodox congregation in Pikesville, Maryland, having 3,500 members. The synagogue seats 1,600 persons. Beth Tfiloh says it is the largest Modern Orthodox congregation in the U.S. History Beth Tfiloh Congregation was founded in Forest Park (Baltimore), Forest Park in 1921 with Rabbi Samuel Rosenblatt, son of hazzan, Cantor Jossele Rosenblatt, Yossele Rosenblatt, who served in that capacity until 1972 when he was named Rabbi Emeritus. From 1972 to 1977, David Novak served as Chief Rabbi. He was succeeded by Mitchell Wohlberg, who served as Chief Rabbi of Beth Tfiloh Congregation from 1978 to 2021. In 2022, Rabbi Chai Posner succeeded Rabbi Wohlberg as senior Rabbi of the community. Rabbi Dr. Eli Yoggev serves as associate Rabbi, and Rabbi Chaim Wecker serves as ritual director. Beth Tfiloh operates the Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School in Pikesville for children from preschool to twelfth grade. The Congregati ...
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Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. Baltimore is the largest city in the state, and the capital is Annapolis. Among its occasional nicknames are '' Old Line State'', the ''Free State'', and the '' Chesapeake Bay State''. It is named after Henrietta Maria, the French-born queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, who was known then in England as Mary. Before its coastline was explored by Europeans in the 16th century, Maryland was inhabited by several groups of Native Americans – mostly by Algonquian peoples and, to a lesser degree, Iroquoian and Siouan. As one of the original Thirteen Colonies of England, Maryland was founded by George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, a Catholic convert"George Calvert and Cecilius Calvert, Barons Baltimore" William Hand Browne, ...
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Beth El Congregation (Pikesville, Maryland)
Beth El Congregation is a synagogue located in Pikesville, Maryland. Established in 1948, Beth El provides worship in the Conservative tradition.Our Mission
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Clergy and leadership

Steven Schwartz, Dana Saroken, Thom King and Cantor Educator Melanie Blatt provide spiritual leadership at Beth El Congregation. Josh Bender is the

1927 Establishments In Maryland
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Jewish Organizations Established In 1927
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Synagogues In Baltimore
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Jews And Judaism In Baltimore
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Synagogues In Baltimore County, Maryland
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