Yeah, that's what I figured. We're NEVER going to hear from him, are we?
in point of FACT, that same "congregation" has existed since the early 1700s,
Not according to the historical marker or their own website, which says, "Beth El Hebrew Congregation was founded in 1859 ...., Beth El continues its distinction as Northern Virginia’s first and longest-lived congregation."
(you DO know what that means, don't you, since you're an "expert on everything"???).
Of course I do. It's the minimum number of men needed for a service. You need ten men to make a minyan. Now here's one for you: Where was the first dedicated synagogue in the United States?