# B'er Chayim Temple

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Historic synagogue in Cumberland, Maryland, United States

B'er Chayim Temple The synagogue, in 2024 Religion Affiliation Reform Judaism Ecclesiastical or organisational status Synagogue Leadership Cantor Jessica Roskin Status Active Location Location 107 W Union at South Centre Streets, Cumberland, Maryland Country United States Location in Maryland Coordinates 39°39′2″N 78°45′38″W / 39.65056°N 78.76056°W / 39.65056; -78.76056 Architecture Type Synagogue architecture Style Greek Revival General contractor John B. Walton Established 1853 (as a congregation) Completed 1864 (162 years ago) (1864) Website berchayim.org B'er Chayim Temple U.S. National Register of Historic Places Area Less than one acre NRHP reference No. 79001106 Added to NRHP November 15, 1979 (46 years ago) (1979-11-15) [1]

**B'er Chayim Temple** ([transliterated](/source/Transliterated) from [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language) as "Well of Life",[2] a [metaphor](/source/Metaphor) in which [Torah](/source/Torah) is likened to water) is a [Reform](/source/Reform_Judaism) [Jewish](/source/Judaism) congregation and [synagogue](/source/Synagogue), located in [Cumberland](/source/Cumberland%2C_Maryland), [Maryland](/source/Maryland), in the United States. As of 2008[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=B%27er_Chayim_Temple&action=edit), B'er Chayim counted approximately 50 families as members.[3]

B'er Chayim is the oldest synagogue building in continuous use as a synagogue in Maryland and the sixth [oldest in the United States](/source/List_of_oldest_synagogues_in_the_United_States).[4][5]

## Clergy and leadership

Jessica Roskin is the spiritual leader of B’er Chayim since July 2024.A native of North Miami Beach, FL, Cantor Roskin graduated from Indiana University with degrees in music and religious studies and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She was ordained in 1994. Prior to joining B’er Chayim, Cantor Roskin served as interim cantor at Temple Beth El in Charlotte, NC and at Temple Emanu-El in Birmingham, AL for 20 years.

Brian Lang serves as President of B'er Chayim.

## Religious services and programs

[Shabbat](/source/Shabbat) services are held Friday evening.[6] Services and celebrations of [Jewish holidays](/source/Jewish_holidays), such as [Rosh Hashanah](/source/Rosh_Hashanah),[7][8] [Yom Kippur](/source/Yom_Kippur),[2] and [Chanukah](/source/Chanukah),[9] are held throughout the year.[6]

## 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'er Chayim was chartered by the Maryland state legislature.[4] The congregation was Orthodox when the temple was built,[10] although it is now a Reform congregation.

Between 1865 and 1867, the congregation built a two-story, [Greek Revival](/source/Greek_Revival_architecture) synagogue building on the corner of South Centre and Union Streets. The building cost $7,427.02 to construct.[4] The facade is ornamented with four [pilasters](/source/Pilaster), a handsome [pediment](/source/Pediment), and four very un-Greek [Rundbogenstil](/source/Rundbogenstil), or round-arched, windows.[10] The building was constructed by local builder John B. Walton.[5]

Prayers and sermons were originally held in [German](/source/German_language), rather than Hebrew.[11]

Beth Jacob Synagogue, which was also located in Cumberland, merged with B'er Chayim Temple in 1996.[3]

In 2011, the synagogue underwent renovation.[2] The brickwork's mortar was redone, the wrought iron gates outside the entrance were restored, improved the interior, and made the synagogue wheelchair-accessible.[12][13] The synagogue's building was reopened on August 17, 2014, and the synagogue was rededicated on November 7, 2014.[14] The Cumberland Historic Preservation Board gave an award to B'er Chayim for the synagogue's restoration.[15]

## See also

- [Architecture portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Architecture)
- [Judaism portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Judaism)
- [Maryland portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Maryland)

- [1866 in architecture](/source/1866_in_architecture)

- [List of oldest synagogues in the United States](/source/List_of_oldest_synagogues_in_the_United_States)

- [History of the Jews in Maryland](/source/History_of_the_Jews_in_Maryland)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nris_1-0)** ["National Register Information System"](https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP). *[National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places)*. [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service). July 9, 2010.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-reno_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-reno_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-reno_2-2) Barkley, Kristin Harty (September 18, 2011). ["B'er Chayim temple had a major renovation in 2014. Built in 1864, brick building recognized as longest continuously operating synagogue in Maryland"](http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=139DD9343288C098&p_docnum=38&p_queryname=3). *The Cumberland Times-News*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sole_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sole_3-1) Pash, Barbara (October 31, 2008). ["'We Don't Give Up': Cumberland's sole synagogue helps maintain Western Maryland's Jewish presence"](http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=12430653A2046F60&p_docnum=19&p_queryname=3). *[The Baltimore Jewish Times](/source/The_Baltimore_Jewish_Times)*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-oldest_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-oldest_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-oldest_4-2) ["Jewish community celebrating restoration of historic city temple"](http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=15158DB2A38F5908&p_docnum=73&p_queryname=2). *The Cumberland Times-News*. November 2, 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Gordon2019_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Gordon2019_5-1) Gordon, Mark W (1996). ["Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues"](http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/american_jewish_history/v084/84.1gordon.html). *[American Jewish History](/source/American_Jewish_History)* (2019 update ed.). pp. 11–27.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-services_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-services_6-1) ["Services"](http://berchayim.org/index.php/worship/services). *B'er Chayim Temple*. n.d. Retrieved October 9, 2016.[*[self-published source?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Shapiro, David (August 28, 2010). ["Jewish New Year starts Sept. 8"](http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=135221EF6471E520&p_docnum=27&p_queryname=3). *Mineral Daily News-Tribune*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Celebrations offer hope for new birth, new ways"](http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=131FE43F4AA88400&p_docnum=28&p_queryname=3). *The Cumberland Times-News*. September 1, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["How area residents celebrate Chanukah"](http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=12C28EA54EBE0858&p_docnum=23&p_queryname=3). *Mineral Daily News-Tribune*. November 22, 2009.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nps.gov_10-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nps.gov_10-1) ["B'er Chayim Temple"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070816054552/http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/cumberland/ber.htm). [National Park Service](/source/National_Park_Service). n.d. Archived from [the original](http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/cumberland/ber.htm) on August 16, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-mht_ihp_11-0)** Pratt, William; Dorsey, Dave (December 1977). ["National Register of Historic Places Registration: B'er Chayim Temple"](https://apps.mht.maryland.gov/medusa/PDF/NR_PDFs/NR-584.pdf) (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Bieniek, Matthew (January 13, 2012). ["Cardin visits city temple"](http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=13C470FBC3F09B20&p_docnum=43&p_queryname=3). *The Cumberland Times-News*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Temple renovations"](http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=13B1A2B7F07E6DC0&p_docnum=41&p_queryname=3). *The Cumberland Times-News*. November 17, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Congregation announces move back to temple"](http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=14F484008413AF98&p_docnum=63&p_queryname=2). *The Cumberland Times-News*. July 24, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-award_15-0)** Barkley, Kristin Harty (August 30, 2012). ["Commission recognizes B'er Chayim temple - Greene Street property also receives preservation commission award"](http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=141038F1C3B02EF0&p_docnum=53&p_queryname=2). *The Cumberland Times-News*.

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [B'er Chayim Temple](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:B%27er_Chayim_Temple).

- [Official website](http://berchayim.org)

- [B'er Chayin Temple, Allegany County](https://apps.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?NRID=586), including 1979 photo, at Maryland Historical Trust

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