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Oseh Shalom is known for its distinctive synagogue building, with its blue "wings" and glowing dome.<ref>[http://www.travispricearchitects.com/portfolio/profoundprosperous.asp?PKID=556&id=1A&layout=2&Image1path=OsehShalom1.jpg&Image2path=OsehShalom2.jpg&Image3path=OsehShalom3%281%29.jpg Travis Price Architects - Institutional]</ref> Weekly [[Shabbat|Sabbath]] [[tefillah]] (prayer) services, religious school, adult education, High Holy Day and festival services and numerous other programs occur onsite. Oseh Shalom has a vibrant program for children from birth to Bar/Bat Mitzvah and beyond.
Oseh Shalom is known for its distinctive synagogue building, with its blue "wings" and glowing dome.<ref>[http://www.travispricearchitects.com/portfolio/profoundprosperous.asp?PKID=556&id=1A&layout=2&Image1path=OsehShalom1.jpg&Image2path=OsehShalom2.jpg&Image3path=OsehShalom3%281%29.jpg Travis Price Architects - Institutional]</ref> Weekly [[Shabbat|Sabbath]] [[tefillah]] (prayer) services, religious school, adult education, High Holy Day and festival services and numerous other programs occur onsite. Oseh Shalom has a vibrant program for children from birth to Bar/Bat Mitzvah and beyond.

Oseh Shalom is committed to three core values: Prayer, Learning and Social Action. Through all three of these core values, Oseh Shalom seeks to connect people to each other in strong, positive ways that help heal individuals and the world.


Daria and Josh Jacobs Velde, a married team of rabbis, became the congregation's rabbis in August 20017. [[Hazzan|Cantor]] Charles (Charlie) Bernhardt has been with Oseh Shalom since 1983 and publishes CDs of his music.<ref>[http://cantorcharlie.com Charlie Bernhardt - Cantor Charlie]{{dead link|date=February 2018}}</ref>
Daria and Josh Jacobs Velde, a married team of rabbis, became the congregation's rabbis in August 20017. [[Hazzan|Cantor]] Charles (Charlie) Bernhardt has been with Oseh Shalom since 1983 and publishes CDs of his music.<ref>[http://cantorcharlie.com Charlie Bernhardt - Cantor Charlie]{{dead link|date=February 2018}}</ref>

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Oseh Shalom
Religion
AffiliationReconstructionist Judaism
LeadershipRabbis: Daria and Josh jacobs-Velde[1]
Cantor: Charlie Bernhardt
School Director: Renee Richards
Year consecrated1966
Location
Location7515 Olive Branch Way,
Laurel, Maryland,
 United States
Geographic coordinates39°05′20″N 76°52′41″W / 39.089°N 76.878°W / 39.089; -76.878
Architecture
Architect(s)Travis Price
Completed1991[2]
Specifications
Dome(s)1
Dome dia. (outer)35 feet
Website
http://oseh-shalom.org/

Oseh Shalom is the only synagogue in Laurel, Maryland, and one of 5 Reconstructionist synagogues in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.[3] Members of the community hail from many nearby areas, including Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, and Anne Arundel counties. Oseh Shalom was founded in 1966, and affiliated with the Reconstructionist movement in 1979.

Oseh Shalom is known for its distinctive synagogue building, with its blue "wings" and glowing dome.[4] Weekly Sabbath tefillah (prayer) services, religious school, adult education, High Holy Day and festival services and numerous other programs occur onsite. Oseh Shalom has a vibrant program for children from birth to Bar/Bat Mitzvah and beyond.

Oseh Shalom is committed to three core values: Prayer, Learning and Social Action. Through all three of these core values, Oseh Shalom seeks to connect people to each other in strong, positive ways that help heal individuals and the world.

Daria and Josh Jacobs Velde, a married team of rabbis, became the congregation's rabbis in August 20017. Cantor Charles (Charlie) Bernhardt has been with Oseh Shalom since 1983 and publishes CDs of his music.[5]

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