A blog post by Director of Collections and Exhibits Joanna Church. To read more posts by Joanna click HERE. When Baltimore Hebrew Congregation expanded their synagogue in 1860, pushing the east
Tag: Lloyd Street Synagogue (LSS)
The Lloyd Street Synagogue
A blog post by associate director Anita Kassof. Three congregations—two Jewish and one Catholic—worshipped at the Lloyd Street Synagogue, and each altered the building to suit its spiritual and communal
The Mikveh Excavation Continues
A blog post by archivist Jennifer Vess. It’s been a few weeks since my last report on the most recent round of mikveh excavations, and a lot has happened. Archaeologists
The 1845 Mikveh
About ten years ago the JMM called in archaeologists to investigate beneath the Lloyd Street Synagogue. Much to everyone’s surprise they uncovered the original mikveh complex used by the fledgling
Fast Day Sermon, January 4, 1861
at Baltimore Hebrew Congregation in the Lloyd Street Synagogue by Rabbi Bernard Illowy This sermon, given at “National Fast Day” services at the Lloyd Street Synagogue in Baltimore, proved so
Filling the Cistern
Thus far, almost all of my posts have been about investigating the cistern that was found under the SE corner of the LSS. Well, the time finally came to refill
“Consecration of Lloyd Street Synagogue,” Baltimore American 1860
CITY AFFAIRS Consecration of Lloyd Street Synagogue — The interesting ceremony of consecrating a Hebrew Synagogue to the worship of the Most High, was performed yesterday afternoon in the eastern
“Handsome Improvement” – The Baltimore Sun, 1853
Handsome Improvement The Hebrew Synagogue, situated on Lloyd street, is now undergoing very general improvements, which, when completed, will greatly beautify the house, and advance the conveniences of worship. A
The Changing Sanctuary of the Lloyd Street Synagogue
We have no pictures of the sanctuary of the Lloyd Street Synagogue until 1958, but the building changed many times in the 113 years before that. The congregations responded to
Dedication of the Lloyd Street Synagogue
1845 – After fifteen years of moving between rented rooms, the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation decided to build its own synagogue. The structure became the first synagogue in the state of