According to Newsweek.com, Rabbi Andy Bachman of Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope is number 10 in a list of 25 of the top pulpit rabbis in the United. States.

Mazel Tov to Andy and to Congregation Beth Elohim, which hired him just over a year ago to be their main main.

Bachman brought with him a large number of new congregants to Beth Elohim, many of whom were members of Brooklyn Jews, a community of Jews in Brooklyn he founded dedicated to social programming, Shabbat celebration, social action projects, and Jewish learning.

The following criteria was used by Newsweek.com to make their list of the top US rabbis.  

• Ability to inspire congregation through scholarship and oratory
• Success in growing and expanding congregation
• Community leadership and innovation
• Ability to meet spiritual and personal needs and goals of his/her congregation
• Leadership within denominational movement