Temple Ohev Sholom is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 2345 North Front Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
Temple Ohev Sholom | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
Leadership | Rabbi Marc Kline |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 2345 North Front Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110 |
Country | United States |
Location in Pennsylvania | |
Geographic coordinates | 40°16′57″N 76°54′07″W / 40.282464°N 76.901831°W |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Frank Gordon Fahnestock, Jr. |
Type | Synagogue |
Date established | 1853 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1920 |
Direction of façade | West (facing the Susquehanna River) |
Website | |
ohevsholom |
Founded in 1853 as an Orthodox congregation, is the oldest Jewish congregation in the city and its surrounding area.[1] It was established . In 1867, it became a Reform congregation.[1] The current synagogue building at Front and Seneca Streets was built in 1920.[2]
Rabbi Marc Kline is the current rabbi of Ohev Sholom, becoming the interim rabbi in 2022. He succeeded Rabbi Peter Kesler.
References edit
- ^ a b "Our Story". Temple Ohev Sholom. Retrieved November 5, 2016.[self-published source?]
- ^ Bronner, Simon (2010). Greater Harrisburg's Jewish Community. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-7313-7.