Beth Sholom Synagogue

Industry:	Religious Organizations
Employees:	20

Description

Beth Sholom Synagogue, founded in 1947, has traditionally welcomed visitors of all faiths who came to join our congregation for worship. Please feel free to walk around the building and admire the numerous works of art and the artifacts in the museum. Our clergy, members, officers and ushers will be more than happy to answer your questions about any aspect of our religious services or our historic building.

Upon arrival, all men must wear a skull cap (kippah) that can be found in a stand at the entrance. Please return skull caps on leaving the building. Since prayer in the Jewish tradition is an individual exercise in a communal framework, you may enter the Sanctuary even if the service is in progress. There is, however, a structure to the service and proper decorum, such as not leaving while the Torah Ark is being opened or closed, and when the Rabbi is speaking.

While there is no particular significance to the arrangement of seats, you will find ushers at the entrance who will assist you in finding a seat. If you advise them that you are attending a particular event, such as a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, they will seat you in the same section as the celebrants. Please help yourself to a bulletin of events in the synagogue just outside the doors to the sanctuary.

Men and women are welcome to sit together and the women are not required to cover their heads in our synagogue although they are free to wear a hat if they wish. They are requested not to wear sleeveless dresses, skirts above the knees, or blouses with a low neckline.