The origins of Congregation Beth Shalom of Red Bank, New Jersey, go back to March 1956 when the original synagogue, Congregation B’nai Israel of Red Bank, 10 Riverside Avenue, vacated to its new quarters in Rumson, N.J. Being left without a centrally located Jewish house of worship, about 18 families courageously forged ahead to form a synagogue based on Traditional Orthodox belief for the purpose of perpetuating a synagogue for the Jewish communities of Red Bank and the surrounding seven suburban areas (Fair Haven, Middletown, Little Silver, Shrewsbury, New Shrewsbury, Lincroft, and Eatontown).
The founding families held several meetings in a room over the China and Glass Shop on Broad Street, Red Bank. According to the original minutes, “The Red Bank Synagogue” then leased a house at 62 Monmouth Street (the former residence of Miss Almira Mount) for worship services. The group, now about 30 in number, began to plan the many functions performed by a synagogue while renovating the house. The rental was $125 per month exclusive of heating and utility expenses.
BETH SHALOM IS NAMED
The name, Congregation Beth Shalom, was suggested by the group’s first president, Eliot Tarlin, at the January 1957 meeting, and from that point on was used. At the October 1957 meeting, the charter was officially presented to the Congregation, announcing that Congregation Beth Shalom of Red Bank was incorporated under the Religious Corporation Laws of the State of New Jersey.
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