Congregation Beth Jacob Ohev Sholom
Orthodox synagogue in New York
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Congregation Beth Jacob Ohev Sholom (also known as Congregation Beth Jacob Ohev Shalom) (Hebrew: בית כנסת בית יעקב אוהב שלום, lit. 'House of Jacob Lover of Peace') is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 284 Rodney Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in New York City, New York, United States. The congregation follows the Ashkenazi rite.
Founded in 1869 by German Jews as an Orthodox breakaway from an existing Reform congregation, it is the oldest Orthodox congregation on Long Island (including Brooklyn and Queens), and one of the last remaining non-Hasidic Jewish institutions in Williamsburg.
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