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In 2010, the two congregations voted to merge and became known as Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation. [19] The merger added 120 congregants to Tree of Life's membership rolls, [18] bringing the combined membership to 530 families. [19] In April 2010, Dor Hadash, a Reconstructionist congregation, began renting space in the Tree of Life ...
On October 27, 2018, a right-wing extremist attacked Tree of Life – Or L'Simcha Congregation [b] synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The congregation, along with New Light Congregation and Congregation Dor Hadash, which also worshipped in the building, was attacked during Shabbat morning services.
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The building has held decades of important moments, including weddings, weekly services, and bar and bat mitzvahs, said Alan Hausman, the president of the Tree of Life congregation.
The Tree of Life congregation is working on an overhauled synagogue complex that would house a sanctuary, museum, memorial and center for fighting antisemitism. Rubinkam reported from northeastern ...
The Tree of Life Synagogue, lower left, stands in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Thursday, April 19, 2023. The long-delayed capital murder trial of Robert Bowers in the 2018 ...
He had a great impact, and shortly after his visit, the congregation voted to adopt some Reform practices, including the Reform prayer book. The change didn't suit all Rodef Shalom congregants, with some resigning and forming the Orthodox, later Conservative, Tree of Life Synagogue. The transition to full Reform practices came ins stages.
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