Har Sinai – Oheb Shalom Congregation

Har Sinai – Oheb Shalom Congregation (transliterated from Hebrew as "Mount Sinai - Lovers of Peace Congregation") is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 7310 Park Heights Avenue, in Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland, in the United States. Established in 1842 in Baltimore and known as Har Sinai Congregation, and in 1853 near Camden Yards as Temple Oheb Shalom, the two congregations merged in 2019 and is the oldest Reform congregation in the United States that has used the same prayer rite since its inception.

Not to be confused with Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, also located on Park Heights Avenue, Pikesville.

Har Sinai – Oheb Shalom Congregation
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
LeadershipRabbi Dr. Rachel S. Beit-Halachmi
StatusActive
Location
Location7310 Park Heights Avenue, Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland 21208
CountryUnited States
Location on the north-western edge of greater Baltimore, Maryland
Geographic coordinates39°22′10″N 76°42′38″W
Architecture
Architect(s)1960:
  • Sheldon I. Leavitt
  • Walter Gropius
TypeSynagogue
Date established2019 (merged congregation)
  • 1842 (as Har Sinai)
  • 1853 (as Oheb Shalom)
CompletedHar Sinai:
  • 1849
  • 1938
  • 1959
  • 2002 (Owings Mills)
Oheb Shalom:
Website
hsosc-baltimore.org
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