Temple Rodef Shalom (Falls Church, Virginia)

Temple Rodef Shalom (Hebrew: רודף שלום) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 2100 Westmoreland Street, Falls Church, in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the United States. Founded in 1962, it counts a membership of over 1,800 households and is the largest congregation in Virginia.^[1][2]

Temple Rodef Shalom
רודף שלום
Religion
Affiliation	Reform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Amy Schwartzman
Status	Active
Location
Location	2100 Westmoreland Street, Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia 22043
Country	United States
Location in Virginia
Geographic coordinates	38°54′21″N 77°10′21″W
Architecture
Date established	1962 (as a congregation)
Completed	1962
Website
templerodefshalom.org

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 as the senior rabbi.^[1]

The Temple's rabbis are Jeffrey Saxe, and Alexandra Stein. It hired its first cantor, Michael Shochet, in 1998. Sydney Michaeli is the associate cantor and Carly Levin Santalone is the student cantor.

Notable members

• Marcus Simon^[3]
• Chuck Todd^[4]