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Congregation Beth Israel ( בית ישראל ) "House of Israel" (officially Beth Israel Anshe Litte - "House of Israel, people of Lithuania"〔(The beginning ), Synagogue website, About Us, History of the Congregation. Accessed August 29, 2009.〕) is an Orthodox synagogue located at 10 Dexter Street in Malden, Massachusetts.〔(Synagogue website ). Accessed August 29, 2009.〕 It was founded in 1904 by Jewish immigrants from Lithuania.〔 Facing demographic decline in the early 2000s, the congregation undertook a number of efforts to attract Orthodox Jews to Malden and its synagogue.〔(Malden's Eruv ), Synagogue website, About Us, History of the Congregation. Accessed August 29, 2009.〕〔Katie Zezima, ("A Rebuilding Congregation Seeks Members, and Its Incentives Abound" ), ''The New York Times'', August 6, 2005.〕 As of 2012, Beth Israel had roughly 100 member families and held services three times daily.〔Liu, Menghan. HOUSE OF WORSHIP SPOTLIGHT Congregation Beth Israel. Malden Observer. Jun 8 2012.〕 Beth Israel's first (and longest-serving) rabbi was Dov Ber Boruchoff, who served the congregation from 1906 to 1939.〔 Yitzchak Zev Rabinowitz is the current rabbi of the synagogue, he joined the congregation in 1997.〔 ==History== The congregation was founded in 1904 as Beth Israel Anshe Litte ("Children of Lithuania"). Their first home was a former Methodist church on Lombard Court in Malden. In 1906, Beth Israel hired its first rabbi, Dov Ber Boruchoff, who would stay on for 33 years until his death on Passover in 1939.〔Papers of Rabbi Ber Boruchoff, Collection # P-157, Box 1, Folders 1&2: Marriage Records of Rabbi Ber Boruchoff 1906-1939, Collections of the American Jewish Historical Society, Newton Centre, Massachusetts and New York, NY.〕 Beth Israel's second-longest-serving rabbi, Charles Weinberg, was a national leader in the Orthodox movement. He served as President of the Rabbinical Council of America, one of the world's largest organizations of Orthodox rabbis, from 1960-62.〔(RCA Past Presidents )〕〔(Anonymous. "Rabbinical Convention Calls for Closing Jewish Centers on Saturdays." Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jul 12 1962. )〕〔Eleff, Zev. "Mentor of Generations: Reflections on Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik." Yeshiva University 2008, p. 218.〕 In 1993, the synagogue was targeted by a Neo-Nazi group calling itself the Aryan War Council who threatened adverse consequences if an investigation into a recent desecration of a nearby Jewish cemetery was continued.〔Jordana Hart, ("Two Malden synagogues targeted by hate letters" ), ''The Boston Globe'', April 29, 1993 .〕 Beginning around 2000, Beth Israel began a unique effort to reverse the demographic decline in what had once been a thriving Orthodox community in Malden, receiving national attention for offering low-interest loans to Orthodox families wishing to move to Malden and join the synagogue. In 2005 the congregation intensified these efforts, advertising the loan opportunities in national publications.〔〔Juliette Wallack, ("Synagogue works to build up small community; Low-interest home loans used to entice potential members" ), Associated Press in ''The Columbian'', August 20, 2005 .〕 In addition to this the Malden's ''eruv'' was created.〔 The synagogue also offers scholarships for students to attend religious schools.〔Paul Berger, ("Malden synagogue pays members to belong" ), ''The Jewish Chronicle'', June 3, 2010.〕 The congregation's financial capability to make such offers is credited in part to a sizeable "investment portfolio" derived from a donation of stock by congregant Morton Ruderman, a cofounder of the software company Medical Information Technology, Inc. (MEDITECH).〔〔Sarah Schweitzer, ("In Malden, Synagogue Seeks to Reclaim Its Place" ), ''The Boston Globe'', June 16, 2005 .〕〔Negri, Gloria. "Morton Ruderman, 75; devoted life to helping others," ''The Boston Globe'', Nov 1, 2011.〕 In 2011 the synagogue began construction of a new mikvah intended for the use by women within the community.〔Tana Goldberg, (To Unveil Magnificent Mikvah" ), ''Jewish Journal'', November, 01, 2013.〕 , Beth Israel had roughly 100 member families and held services three times daily.〔 Yitzchak Zev Rabinowitz is the current rabbi of the synagogue, he joined the congregation in 1997.〔 Rabbi Rabinowitz was honored in 2015 celebrated on the 18th anniversary of his service to the synagogue. 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 Israel (Malden, Massachusetts)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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