Loch Sheldrake Synagogue

Loch Sheldrake Synagogue, also called the Hebrew Congregation of Loch Sheldrake and officially Loch Sheldrake Adas Yisroel, is a historic Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on NY 52, north of the junction of NY 52 and Loch Sheldrake Road in Loch Sheldrake, Sullivan County, New York, in the United States.

Loch Sheldrake Synagogue
The synagogue in 2013
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Aaron Mendel Rabbi Dr. Rashi Shapiro (Emeritus)
Location
Location	1150 State Highway 52, Loch Sheldrake, Sullivan County, New York 12759
Country	United States
Location in New York
Geographic coordinates	41°46′15″N 74°39′29″W
Architecture
Architect(s)	Mr. Okun John Bullock
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Late 19th and early 20th century
Completed	1930
Website
hebrewcong.com
Loch Sheldrake Synagogue
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	97000844
Added to NRHP	August 12, 1997
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The synagogue was built between 1922 and 1930 of buff-colored brick on a concrete foundation, three bays wide and five bays deep. It is surmounted by a steep gable roof and features a projecting, stepped-gabled entrance pavilion with a limestone parapet.^[2]

The synagogue was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.^[1]

The synagogue is open for daily prayer services in the summer and worships according to the Ashkenazi rite. The spiritual leader of the synagogue during the summer is Rabbi Rashi Shapiro.^[3]