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Congregation Beth El is a synagogue located in Bethesda, Maryland. Beth El is an egalitarian synagogue providing diverse worship in the Conservative tradition.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2010-08-08 )〕 Congregation Beth El started in 1951 as a synagogue of 16 families and has grown to approximately 1,000 families.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2010-08-08 )〕 Bill Rudolph is Rabbi〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2010-08-08 )〕 and Greg Harris is Associate Rabbi.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2010-08-08 )〕 Matt Klein is Hazzan and Abe Lubin is Hazzan emeritus.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2011-08-13 )〕 Rudolph, Harris, and Lubin have each been featured on the PBS television program ''Religion & Ethics Newsweekly''.〔Bob Abernethy and Betty Rollin. (“Jewish Reaction to Madoff Scandal.” ) ''Religion & Ethics Newsweekly''. (Mar. 20, 2009). (Rabbi Rudolph). ("Tallit Making." ) ''Religion & Ethics Newsweekly''. (Feb. 8, 2008). (Rabbi Harris). ("Belief & Practice: High Holidays: Prayer with Cantor Abraham Lubin." ) ''Religion & Ethics Newsweekly''. (Sept. 21, 2001).〕 Congregation Beth El is housed in a modern structure of approximately on Old Georgetown Road.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2010-08-08 )〕 On the bimah of the main sanctuary are two large tapestries, installed in September 1997. Created by local artist Tamar Fishman and executed by British weaver Pat Jones, the tapestries are inspired by two narratives from the Book of Genesis that envision episodes in the life of the patriarch Jacob. One tapestry, named Beth El, reflects and the other, named Israel, reflects 〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2010-08-08 )〕 The tapestry Beth El was dedicated by former congregation President Walter Arnheim.〔(【引用サイトリンク】accessdate=2010-08-08 )〕 Congregation Beth El has received recognition for its award-winning adult education program, the Saul Bendit Institute.〔“Bendit Institute Classes to Start.” ''Washington Jewish Week''. 46 (6) (Feb. 11, 2010): 37.〕 Beth El’s adult b'nai mitzvah ceremony received special notice in 2010 when 94-year-old Esther Isralow became the oldest of 19 congregants to complete the 18 months of study led by Rabbi Harris that culminated in the service.〔Tara Bahrampour. “At 94, Exercising Her Mind and Heart with a Bat Mitzvah.” ''The Washington Post''. (Feb. 28, 2010): C1.〕 And Congregation Beth El has held interfaith seminars, such as a 2010 seminar on leadership with perspectives from the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Koran.〔“Religion Notes.” ''The Washington Post''. (Feb. 11, 2010): GZ28.〕 In 2008, Congregation Beth El received a grant from the Pathways Awareness Foundation recognizing its actions to include worshippers of all abilities.〔“Beth El Gets Grants, Thanks to Bar Mitzvah Project.” ''Washington Jewish Week''. 44 (48) (Nov. 20, 2008): 11.〕 And in 2009, the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism gave Beth El an award for the quality of its bulletins.〔“USCJ To Honor Three Local Shuls.” ''Washington Jewish Week''. 45 (35) (Aug. 27, 2009): 29.〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Congregation Beth El (Bethesda, Maryland)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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