# Chabad of Poway

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Orthodox synagogue in Poway, California

Chabad of Poway Religion Affiliation Orthodox Judaism Ecclesiastical or organizational status Synagogue Status Active Location Location 16934 Chabad Way, Poway, San Diego County, California 92064 Country United States Location in San Diego County Coordinates 33°01′09″N 117°03′11″W / 33.0191°N 117.0531°W / 33.0191; -117.0531 Architecture Founder Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein Devorie Goldstein Established 1986 (as a congregation) Completed 1997 Capacity 770 worshippers Website chabadpoway.com

**Chabad of Poway** is an [Orthodox](/source/Orthodox_Judaism) [synagogue](/source/Synagogue) and community center in [Poway, California](/source/Poway%2C_California). The congregation was founded in 1986, and the synagogue, completed in 1997, includes a 770-seat sanctuary, preschool, afternoon Hebrew school, senior center, library, and [mikveh](/source/Mikveh), serving the Jewish communities of Poway and [Rancho Bernardo](/source/Rancho_Bernardo%2C_San_Diego).

On April 27, 2019, the synagogue was the site of [a shooting](/source/Poway_synagogue_shooting) in which one person was killed and three were injured.[1][2]

## History

Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein in 2010

Chabad of Poway was founded in 1986 by Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, a 24-year-old [shaliach](/source/Shaliach_(Chabad)) from [Brooklyn](/source/Brooklyn), New York, and his new wife Devorie.[3][4] The congregation first met in a storefront in the [Rancho Bernardo](/source/Rancho_Bernardo%2C_San_Diego) shopping center, and then moved to a one-acre site where it opened a [preschool](/source/Preschool) in mobile trailers.[4] A senior center was opened in 1990.[4]

In 1997, the synagogue built a 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m2) community center containing a 770-seat sanctuary, preschool, afternoon Hebrew school, senior center, library, [mikveh](/source/Mikveh), and meeting rooms.[4][5] Shluchim Rabbi Mendy and Bluma Rubenfeld joined the staff of Chabad of Poway in 2005.[4] In 2006, Goldstein was named the Jewish chaplain for the Poway Sheriff's Department.[3]

In 2010, the synagogue enhanced its security measures by applying for and receiving a $75,000 grant from the [Federal Emergency Management Agency](/source/Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency) (FEMA). It used the funds to add "security systems and alarms, a security assessment and installation of 16 cameras, fencing and lighting".[6] In May 2018, the synagogue applied for a $150,000 FEMA grant to install gates and more secure doors. This grant was approved in September 2018, but the funds were not released until March 2019, one month before the shooting.[6]

### Goldstein charged for tax and wire fraud

On July 14, 2020, Goldstein pleaded guilty to tax and wire fraud for allegedly misusing at least $6.2 million in contributions and donations to the Chabad of Poway. According to a charge sheet filed in the [United States District Court for the Southern District of California](/source/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_California), Goldstein and five others had participated in elaborate tax fraud schemes using the synagogue's charitable status since the mid-1980s.[7] In one scheme, Goldstein re-routed tax-deductible donations to the synagogue back to the donors, keeping a portion for himself. He also [laundered](/source/Money_laundering) illicit gains through the purchase of gold coins.[7] The [FBI](/source/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation) and [IRS](/source/Internal_Revenue_Service) began investigating the case in 2016 and Goldstein reportedly was planning to plead guilty to the charges in October 2018.[7] After making his guilty plea in 2020, Goldstein returned $1 million in gold coins to the government and will be expected to pay $2.5 million in restitution to the IRS. The district attorney's office said it would recommend probation rather than a maximum five-year prison sentence, due to Goldstein's cooperation with investigators and his "lifetime of service" to the synagogue and community.[7][8] However, the judge rejected that punishment "as not appropriate given the severity of the crimes", and sentenced Goldstein to 14 months in jail.[9]

Upon learning of the case in late 2019, the synagogue removed Goldstein from his rabbinical position and the Chabad-Lubavitch headquarters in [Crown Heights](/source/Crown_Heights%2C_Brooklyn), New York, "dismissed him from his position as a representative of the movement".[10] In November 2019, Goldstein's son, Rabbi Mendel Goldstein, took over the day-to-day rabbinic duties of the congregation.[11]

## Shooting

Main article: [Poway synagogue shooting](/source/Poway_synagogue_shooting)

On April 27, 2019, John Earnest, a 19-year-old male from the [San Diego](/source/San_Diego) suburb of [Rancho Peñasquitos](/source/Rancho_Pe%C3%B1asquitos%2C_San_Diego), entered the synagogue building during services on the last day of the Jewish [Passover](/source/Passover) holiday and opened fire in the foyer.[12][13] One woman, 60-year-old Lori Gilbert-Kaye, was killed and three other people were wounded, including Goldstein.[14][15] According to witnesses, Gilbert-Kaye had tried to shield Goldstein from the gunfire.[16] The shooter's gun jammed after releasing ten bullets[17] and two congregants, one an off-duty [United States Border Patrol](/source/United_States_Border_Patrol) officer, chased him out of the building.[18][19] A short while later, Earnest called [911](/source/9-1-1) and reported the shooting.[13] He was apprehended approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) from the synagogue.[18] The suspect had an [AR-style rifle](/source/AR-15_style_rifle) in his possession at the time of his arrest and had made many [antisemitic](/source/Antisemitism) and [Islamophobic](/source/Islamophobia) comments.[20]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Mele, Christopher; Murphy, Heather (April 27, 2019). ["One Dead in Synagogue Shooting Near San Diego, Officials Say"](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/27/us/poway-synagogue-shooting.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved April 27, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Law, Tara (April 27, 2019). ["1 Dead, 3 Injured in Shooting at California Synagogue"](https://time.com/5579168/shooting-california-synagogue/). *Time*. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sht_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sht_3-1) Good, Andrew (February 3, 2006). ["Sheriff's chaplain"](http://www.shturem.org/index.php?section=news&id=3182). *Shturem.org*. Retrieved April 28, 2019.[*[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gala_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gala_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-gala_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-gala_4-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-gala_4-4) ["Poway Chabad Celebrates 25"](https://collive.com/poway-chabad-celebrates-25/#.XMUXf-gza6U). *COLLive*. June 21, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-lat_5-0)** Davis, Kristina; Jones, J. Harry; Parvini, Sarah (April 27, 2019). ["Rabbi gives sermon of strength after being shot at Poway synagogue"](https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-san-diego-synagogue-shooting-victims-20190427-story.html). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ap_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ap_6-1) Watson, Julie; Thompson, Doug (May 2, 2019). ["AP Exclusive: Poway Synagogue Just Got Money to Improve Security"](https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Poway-Synagogue-Just-Got-Money-to-Improve-Security-AP-509377271.html). *NBC San Diego*. Retrieved May 9, 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-elaborate_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-elaborate_7-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-elaborate_7-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-elaborate_7-3) Garske, Monica (July 14, 2020). ["Rabbi Shot in Poway Synagogue Attack Pleads Guilty to Elaborate Tax Fraud Scheme: US Atty"](https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/rabbi-shot-in-poway-synanogue-attack-pleads-guilty-to-tax-fraud-docs/2365089/). *KNSD aka NBC 7 San Diego*. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Stone, Ken (July 14, 2020). ["Chabad of Poway's Wounded Rabbi Pleads Guilty to Years of Tax, Wire Fraud"](https://timesofsandiego.com/crime/2020/07/14/chabad-of-poways-wounded-rabbi-pleads-guilty-to-years-of-tax-wire-fraud/). *Times of San Diego*. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Former Chabad of Poway rabbi gets prison in fraud schemes](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/story/2022-01-04/chabad-rabbi-sentenced). Kristina Davis, Jan. 4, 2022, [The San Diego Union-Tribune](/source/The_San_Diego_Union-Tribune)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters (July 14, 2020). ["Statement"](https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4810208/jewish/Statement.htm). *Chabad.org*. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Sridhar, Priya (November 14, 2019). ["Chabad Of Poway Rabbi Steps Down"](https://www.kpbs.org/news/2019/nov/14/chabad-poway-rabbi-steps-down/). *[KPBS (TV)](/source/KPBS_(TV))*. Retrieved December 8, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-who_12-0)** Jones, Tom (April 27, 2019). ["Who Is John T. Earnest? Suspect in Poway Synagogue Shooting"](https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Who-Is-John-T-Earnest-Suspect-in-Poway-Synagogue-Shooting-509166781.html). KNSD.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-guardian_13-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-guardian_13-1) Lartey, Jamiles (April 27, 2019). ["San Diego synagogue shooting: one dead and three injured"](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/27/san-diego-police-shooting-synagogue-poway-reports). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Woman killed, 3 injured in shooting at California synagogue"](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poway-synagogue-shooting-san-diego-sheriffs-detain-man-today-2019-04-27-live-updates). *[CBS News](/source/CBS_News)*. April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Gunman Opens Fire Near San Diego Synagogue; One Killed, Three Wounded"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190427224752/https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/suspect-reportedly-detained-after-opening-fire-near-san-diego-synagogue-1.7170623). *[Haaretz](/source/Haaretz)*. Associated Press. April 28, 2019. Archived from [the original](https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/suspect-reportedly-detained-after-opening-fire-near-san-diego-synagogue-1.7170623) on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-cnn_16-0)** Karimi, Faith; Silverman, Hollie (April 28, 2019). ["She was at the synagogue to mourn her mother. She was killed while protecting the rabbi"](https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/28/us/california-synagogue-shooting-victims/index.html). *[CNN](/source/CNN)*. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** Julia Wick, Sarah Parvini & Doug Smith, [Rabbi says synagogue gunman’s weapon jammed, preventing 'a blood bath'](https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-rabbi-synagogue-gunman-poway-hate-20190428-story.html), *Los Angeles Times* (April 28, 2019).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nbc_18-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nbc_18-1) Johnson, Andrew; Stickney, R. (April 27, 2019). ["1 Dead, 3 Injured in Synagogue Shooting in Poway, Deputies Detain Suspect"](https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/poway-synagogue-shooting-chabad-way-san-diego-sherrifs-department-509162631.html). KNSD.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Meet_19-0)** Miller, Ryan W.; Plevin, Rebecca (April 29, 2019). ["Meet the Army Veteran and Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent who Chased the San Diego Synagogue Shooter"](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/04/29/san-diego-synagogue-shooting-army-vet-border-patrol-agents-heroes/3614409002/). *USA Today*. Retrieved April 30, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** Van Sant, Shannon (April 27, 2019). ["At Least 1 Killed In California Synagogue Shooting"](https://www.npr.org/2019/04/27/717849871/injuries-reported-in-shooting-at-california-synagogue). *[NPR](/source/NPR)*. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.chabadpoway.com/)

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