Creating Affordable Senior Housing: An Interfaith Effort
In 1962, 36 families, many with young children, pooled their energy, resources and vision to create a new Jewish congregation in Northern Virginia. There were a few well established synagogues in Alexandria and Arlington, but families were moving “west.” This reality and other community issues led this small group to break away from their congregation to start Temple Rodef Shalom in Falls Church, Virginia. Fast forward to 2002. The founders were now in their 70’s. It was clear to the, now large, Temple Rodef Shalom (TRS), that caring for senior members must become a priority. As our congregation began to […]