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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 by 24 German immigrant families, is the oldest Jewish congregation in the city and its surrounding area.[1] In 1867, it became a Reform congregation.[1] The current synagogue building at Front and Seneca Streets was built in 1920 with a Greco-Roman classical front façade.[2][3]
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.
- ^ Singer, Matthew Frederick (January 1, 2020). "Faith in Beauty and Progress: Temple Beth El". Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies. 87 (1): 97–107. doi:10.5325/pennhistory.87.1.0097. ISSN 0031-4528.
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