Rodef Shalom Temple

Pittsburgh, United States

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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Located at 4905 Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh on the border of Oakland and Shadyside, Rodef Shalom Temple is a Beaux-Arts synagogue designed by architect Henry Hornbostel and completed in 1907. The landmark building serves Congregation Rodef Shalom, founded in 1856 and the oldest Jewish congregation in Western Pennsylvania and the region's largest Reform congregation. The grounds include the Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden. The synagogue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and designated a Pittsburgh Historic Landmark in 2022.