NEW EMERGENCY LINE - 401-480-5800
Calling Hours
- direct phone: 508-322-0514
- (Call the Synagogue outside of calling hours)
- 10-12 Mon, Tue, Thurs, Fri
- or email the Rabbi
Mailing Address
- Congregation Beth Jacob
PO Box 3284
Plymouth, MA 02361
Synagogue
- phone with voicemail 508-746-1575
- 8 Pleasant Street
Plymouth, MA
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Honorary award for 20 years of service at the Harry Elkin Midrasha Community High School
Rabbi Lawrence M. Silverman is the spiritual leader and head educator at Congregation Beth Jacob. Born and raised in the Boston-area, he has called Plymouth his home since 1973.
Education
- Brown University(Phi Beta Kappa) - B.A.
- University of Toronto - M.A.
- Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion - B. H. L., M. H. L., Rabbinic graduation, D. H. L., and D. D.,
- Special studies at Harvard Divinity School and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Achievements and Professional Associations
- Certified as a Teacher of Judaica
- Member, Central Conference of American Rabbis(CCAR), the Northeast Region of the CCAR, the Massachusetts Board of Rabbis, the Rhode Island Board of Rabbis
- Treasurer and past President - Plymouth-area Interfaith Clergy Association
- Chaplain - Plymouth County House of Correction and Wrentham Developmental Center
- Member - Institutional Review Committee, Jordan Hospital, Plymouth
- Teacher, Jewish Community High School (Midrasha), in Cranston, RI; and in the Plymouth-area,
Rabbi Silverman makes frequent appearances as a teacher and a representative of the Jewish community at public and private schools, colleges, meetings of civic groups, and churches
Rabbi's Public Library Reading Program (see CBJ Home page for more details)
He is also a a regularly invited speaker on a variety of topics, including: Teaching about the Holocaust, Talking with Children about God, Jewish Medical Ethics, the Jewish Calendar, and the Jewish Messianic Idea.
