Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden

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Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden
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Location within Downtown Pittsburgh
Type Biblical garden
Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°26′51″N79°56′38″W / 40.4476°N 79.9439°W / 40.4476; -79.9439
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Created1987 (1987)
Website www.rodefshalom.org/garden

The Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden (0.3 acres) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Shadyside section is a Biblical botanical garden. [1]

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Opened and free to the public since 1987 from June 1 through September 15. It was founded by Rabbi Walter Jacob and his wife horticulturalist Irene Jacob. [2] It now displays more than 100 plants once grown in ancient Israel, including cedars, dates, figs, olives, and pomegranates. All are labeled with biblical verses, or their biblical name. The garden also includes a waterfall, desert, and a representation of the Jordan River from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea. It produces a new show on ancient Near Eastern horticulture each summer. [3]

The garden is on the grounds of the Rodef Shalom Congregation, which houses Western Pennsylvania's oldest Jewish congregation, dating back to the 1840s.

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References

  1. ↑ Wodarczyk, Z. (2004). "Biblical gardens in dissemination of ideas of the Holy Scripture" (PDF). Folia Horticulturae . 16: 141–147. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Founders & Staff". Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  3. ↑ Rodef Shalom garden showcases Biblical beauty plants, by Toby Tabachnick, Jewish chronicle


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