1913 Torah brought to Orlando

1918 COS is formed

1920s Rev. Safer is Spiritual Leader
The Jewish Community Stands Together

1926 COS moves to Church and Eola

1930s Rev. Leshinsky joins COS

1937 Rabbi Morris A. Skop joins COS

1940s Rev. Pinchos Nobel joins COS

1942 USO at COS

1947 Sanford Jewish Community hires COS Educational Staff
Central Florida Jewish Community Council formed

1948 Education Building on Eola dedicated

1949 Rabbi Skop leaves COS
Rabbi Kestenbaum joins COS
COS joins United Synagogue
Congregation of Liberal Judaism splits off from COS

1950 COS Brotherhood is formed

1951 Rev. Nobel leaves COS
Cantor Herzig joins COS
Rev. Schoenfeld joins COS

1952 Cantor Herzig leaves COS
Rabbi Kestenbaum leaves COS
Rabbi Mallinger joins COS

1953 Air conditioning installed in sanctuary

1954 Temple Israel splits off from COS
Rev. Schoenfeld leaves COS

1955 Rabbi Malinger leaves COS
Rabbi Maurice Idell joins COS

1960 Rabbi Maurice Idell leaves COS
Rabbi Rudolph Adler joins COS

1970s Bingo is a major fundraiser

1971 The Coffee House opens downtown
Rabbi Adler receives lifetime tenure
Synagogue building on Eola sold
COS Shabbat Services begin at Kinneret

1972 Groundbreaking for Goddard Avenue building
High Holidays at Navy Base
Cantor Mandell’s first High Holidays at COS

1974 Dedication of Goddard Ave. building

1975 Rabbi Moshe Elbaz joins COS

1976 First time a woman marches in Torah processional

1983 Sisterhood reorganizes and moves library
“ Jacob & Sons” performed at Loch Haven

1984 First Family Shabbat Services at COS

1985 Educational Wing addition begins

1986 New standards set for commercial caterers

1987 First Adult Bat Mitzvah class

1988 Discussion: Renovate vs. Relocate

1989 Synagogue renovation begins

1990 Rabbi Rudolph Adler becomes Rabbi Emeritus
Rabbi Aaron Rubinger joins COS

1991 Ma’Asim Tovim begins collecting food for the needy
Cantor Allan Robuck joins COS
Women read from Torah
First “New American” Family arrives at COS
Cantor Zim performs at COS

1993 SAFAM singing group comes to COS
Ma’Asim Tovim begins feeding the homeless
Dennis Prager speaks at COS
COS begins year-long 75th anniversary celebration

1996 Amy Geboff joins COS as Education Director

2000 Rabbi Rubinger celebrates his 10th anniversary at COS

2002 Amy Geboff becomes Director of Youth and Family Education and Michael Landy joins COS as Executive Director.

2003 COS celebrates 85 years by honoring Ron and Mardi Shader
Number of children enrolled in COS religious school reaches 200

2004 Both Rabbi Rubinger and Cantor Robuck receive 15 year agreements meaning they will both be with COS until 2020.

2004 Rabbi David Kay is hired as the Congregation’s first Assistant Rabbi. Rabbi Rubinger with Rabbis Kay and Adler and other local Conservative Rabbis start the first Adult Conservative Yeshiva in Central Florida

2005 The Inaugural Dr. Edward S. Ackerman Scholar-in-Residence weekend was held.

2005 Ela Crespin joins staff as Family Program professional

2006 Congregation votes to acquire land on Maitland Avenue to build a new facility; Phil Wolgel joins professional staff as Executive Director