South Fallsburg Hebrew Association Synagogue
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The South Fallsburg Hebrew Association Synagogue is a historic Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Lake Street in the hamlet of South Fallsburg, New York, in the United States. Built in 1902, the synagogue underwent an expansion in 1919 that included being raised a story. In 2000, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of the oldest synagogues in Sullivan County, and has played a central role the region's Jewish community, with some notable Jews having been members of the congregation. It is a strictly Orthodox congregation, but welcomes all Jews regardless of their level of observance. After the decline of the area's signature hotel industry with the growth of cluster communities with homes suitable for use year round the synagogue has become the focal point for the town's Jewish religious and cultural activities. The congregation no longer employs a rabbi and holds no services or programs. The synagogue up until recently had daily minyanim year round and a vibrant Kollel is mostly closed and not functioning as a strictly Orthodox synagogue. The synagogue has fired 4 rabbis since they fired Rabbi Barros. The Synagogue is an open orthodox synagogue. As of 3/26/24 this synagogue is closed. The old (few)membership does not welcome the local orthodox people living in the area all year round. The synagogue is a one-story three-by-five-bay on a raised basement. The slight slope of the site exposes the basement walls on the rear and sides. It is sided in gold stucco topped with an asphalt-shingled hipped roof, partially obscured by the parapets of the north (front) facade. Concrete stairs with iron railings and brick newels lead up to the entrance, flanked by two windows, wooden surrounds and a cornice with a small pediment. At the outer edges, wooden pilasters with Doric capitals rise from basement to cornice. The entire facade is topped by a Spanish Baroque-inspired parapet, within which a stained glass window depicts one Star of David nested in another. The sides feature narrow, flat windows in each bay. On the east is a shed-roofed ground-level entrance and concrete block chimney; opposite is a metal fire escape. The rear has a projecting middle bay (the Torah ark on the inside) plus two similar windows. Inside, the synagogue uses all three of its floors. The main floor is devoted to the sanctuary, where the bimah is unusually placed in the rear, near the ark, rather than the center as is customary in Orthodox synagogues. The ark itself is separated from the bimah by sliding wooden doors and illuminated by stained glass depicting the Burning bush; two backlit panels show the Ten Commandments. The ceiling is the original pressed metal.
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When was South Fallsburg Hebrew Association Synagogue listed on the National Register?
South Fallsburg Hebrew Association Synagogue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 22, 2000.
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South Fallsburg Hebrew Association Synagogue is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
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