Congregation Ohabai Sholom
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
StatusActive
Location
Location5015 Harding Pike, Nashville, Tennessee 37205
CountryUnited States
Congregation Ohabai Sholom (Nashville, Tennessee) is located in Tennessee
Congregation Ohabai Sholom (Nashville, Tennessee)
Location in Tennessee
Geographic coordinates36°06′28″N 86°51′52″W / 36.1079°N 86.8645°W / 36.1079; -86.8645
Architecture
TypeSynagogue
FounderMr. and Mrs. Isaac Garretson
Date establishedc. 1840s (as a congregation)
Completed
  • 1874 (Vine Street)
  • 1955 (current site)
Website
templenashville.org

Congregation Ohabai Sholom, known as The Temple, is a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 5015 Harding Pike, in Nashville, Tennessee, in the United States. Founded in the 1840s, the congregation is notable for the elaborate, Moorish Revival Vine Street Temple that was its home from 1874 until its demolition in 1954; replaced by its current synagogue the following year.

History

Ohabai Sholom was founded as an Orthodox congregation in the 1840s in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Garretson on South Summer Street (5th Avenue).[1] The congregation purchased land for a cemetery in 1851 and in 1874 dedicated the striking, Moorish Revival Vine Street Temple.[2] In 1873 the congregation was one of the founding members of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, now the Union for Reform Judaism.[1] In 1945, the Temple gave Temple B'nai Israel in Tupelo, Mississippi, its first Torah.[3]

The congregation moved to its present building in 1955.[1]

Notable members

  • Herb Rich (1928-2008), a former professional NFL football player

References

  1. 1 2 3 "History & Heritage". Congregation Ohabai Sholom. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
  2. ↑ "The History Of Jews In Tennessee". Selections From The Tennessee State Library And Archives. State Government of Tennessee.
  3. ↑ "Tupelo, Mississippi". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. 2020.

Images of the 1874 Moorish Revival building


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