Temple Ohabei Shalom (Brookline, Massachusetts)
Temple Ohabei Shalom | |
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Byzantine Revival | |
Date established | 1842 (as a congregation) |
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Dome(s) | One |
Materials | Masonry, copper, stone |
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Temple Ohabei Shalom (
History
The congregation's first act was to establish a cemetery, the
The first synagogue building, erected in 1851 on Warren Street, Boston, was a handsome, two-story wooden structure with a doorway flanked by a pair of windows on each side and balanced by three pairs of windows on the second floor. The windows, each set a pair with arched tops, resembled the standard representation of the tablets of the ten commandments. The sanctuary could seat 400 and had space for a Hebrew School, a meeting room, and a mikveh.[2]: 47, 53–55
The congregation's second building, used from 1863–86, was a handsome
The third building was a former Unitarian Church building, located at 15 Union Park Street. The church was led by Edward Everett Hale, who spoke at the building's rededication as a synagogue in 1887.[2]: 175 The building is now the St. John The Baptist Greek Orthodox Church.[5]
The congregation's present building, an opulent structure at 1187
Temple Israel was founded in 1854 when German Jews who disliked the influx of Polish Jews seceded from Ohabei Shalom.[2]: 169 The congregations remain friendly and are working together on several projects related to outreach and the enhancement of the local Jewish community.
The Temple community celebrated its 180th anniversary in 2022.
Temple Ohabei Shalom is also home to the Diane K. Trust Center For Early Education and Ansin Religious School.
See also
References
- ^ "Temple Ohabei Shalom". Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ ISBN 1555532179.
- ^ "First Jewish Cemetery in Massachusetts Voted to National Register of Historic Places]". Jewish Cemetery Association. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Adler, Cyrus; Haneman, Frederick T. "LASKER, RAPHAEL". The Jewish Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "Sharing the Gospel of Christ in the Greater Boston area since 1922". St. John The Baptist Greek Orthodox Church. n.d. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
- ^ Morgan, Keith N. (2012). Esperdy, Gabrielle; Kingsley, Karen (eds.). "Temple Ohabei Shalom [Brookline, Massachusetts]". SAH Archipedia. Charlottesville: Society of Architectural Historians. Retrieved January 4, 2024.