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Ohev Sholom Talmud Torah is the oldest Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Washington, D.C. in the United States. It was formed from the merger of two earlier synagogues, Ohev Sholom and Talmud Torah. Orthodox Judaism is the formulation of Judaism that adheres to a relatively strict interpretation and application of the laws and ethics first canonized in the Talmudic texts (The Oral Law) and as subsequently developed and applied by the Gaonim, Rishonim, and Acharonim. ...
A synagogue (Hebrew: בית ×›× ×¡×ª ; beit knesset, house of assembly; Yiddish: שול, shul; Ladino ××¡× ×•×’×” esnoga) is a Jewish place of religious worship. ...
Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia. ...
The entertainer Al Jolson attended Talmud Torah as a youth; in those early days services were held in local businesses, as well as family members' homes. Asa Al Jolson Yoelson (born in Seredžius, Lithuania on May 26, 1886 and died in San Francisco, California on October 23, 1950) was an acclaimed American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1911 until his death in 1950. ...
Talmud Torah is the Public free school for poor and orphaned boys, who are there given an elementary education in Hebrew, the Scriptures (especially the Pentateuch), and the Talmud (Halakah), and are thus prepared for the Yeshibah. ...
The synagogue is also known by its copyrighted name, "The National Synagogue." The copyright symbol is used to give notice that a work is covered by copyright. ...
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