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The B'er Chayim Temple (Hebrew for Well of Life, a metaphor in which Torah is likened to water) is a synagogue in the American city of Cumberland, Maryland. It was built in 1866 for the local Jewish congregation. Originally an Orthodox congregation, it is now a Reform congregation. It is one of the oldest congregations in Maryland and its 1865 building is one of the oldest synagogue buildings in the United States.〔 Gordon, Mark (1996). ("Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues" ). ''American Jewish History''. 84.1. pp. 11–27.〕 ==History== The first Jewish resident recorded in Cumberland dates to 1816. Twelve Jewish families were living in Cumberland, which then had a population of 6,150, in 1853 when congregation B'ere Chayim was incorporated by the state legislature. The congregation was Orthodox when the temple was built,〔Staff (undated). ("B'er Chayim Temple" ). National Park Service. Retrieved June 2, 2014.〕 although it is now a Reform congregation. Between 1865 and 1867, the congregation built a two-story, Greek Revival synagogue building on the corner of South Centre and Union Streets. The facade is ornamented with four pilasters, a handsome pediment, and four very un-Greek Rundbogenstil, or round-arched, windows.〔 The building was constructed by local builder John B. Walton. Prayers and sermons were originally held in German, rather than Hebrew. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「B'er Chayim Temple」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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