The House of Love and Prayer

The House of Love and Prayer
Religion
Affiliation	Hasidic Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1967–1978)
Status	Abandoned
Location
Location	347 Arguello Boulevard, Richmond, San Francisco, California
Country	United States
Architecture
Founder	Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach Rabbi Zalman Schachter

The House of Love and Prayer was a Hasidic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 347 Arguello Boulevard, in the Richmond district of San Francisco, California, in the United States.

Founded in spring/April 1968 by rebbe Shlomo Carlebach, the congregation had a short existence, lasting just ten years. Despite its Hasidic origins, the rituals of worship were inspired by the American counterculture movement, and attracted young, non-affiliated Jews. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The congregation eventually disbanded, and some of the congregants relocated to Israel, ^[4] founding Moshav Mevo Modi'im in 1975.

History

Carlebach, a rabbi and singer-songwriter founded a synagogue inspired by the counterculture of the 1960s. Carlebach called his congregants "holy hippielech" ("holy hippies"). Many of Carlebach's followers soon began practicing Judaism according to the Orthodox tradition. ^[4]

A second house, located at 1456 9th Avenue, in the Sunset district, was acquired during the early 1970s and served as a yeshiva for the congregation. This was after the first House, which was a commune and synagogue on Arguello Blvd., was closed on Dec. 4,1970. ^{[2] [3]}

Carlebach's synagogue inspired the creation of a musical presented by the National Yiddish Theatre titled "The House of Love and Prayer". Carlebach's daughter, Neshama Carlebach was among the production's collaborators. ^[5]

See also

• Judaism portal
• California portal

• Carlebach movement
• Moshav (Band)
• History of the Jews in the United States
• List of synagogues in the United States

References

1. Ariel, Yaakov (2003). "Hasidism in the Age of Aquarius: The House of Love and Prayer in San Francisco, 1967–1977". Religion and American Culture: A Journal of Interpretation. 13 (2). Cambridge University Press: 139–65. doi:10.1525/rac.2003.13.2.139 . Retrieved October 25, 2024.
2. Kroll-Zeldin, Oren. "The House of Love and Prayer: A Radical Jewish Experiment in San Francisco" . Retrieved October 25, 2024.
3. Reichman, Lynn (2024). Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach's FIRST House of Love and Prayer. An Arthur Kurzweil Book. pp. 3, 6. ISBN   978-965-7646-43-4.
4. Magid, Shaul (July 13, 2011). "The Triumph and Tragedy of Counter-Cultural Judaism An Inside Perspective on the Carlebach Revolution". The Jewish Daily Forward.
5. "Celebrating Carlebach". The Jewish Daily Forward. January 26, 2007.

Further reading

• Coopersmith, Aryae (2011). Holy Beggars: A Journey from Haight Street to Jerusalem. El Granada: One World Lights.
• Carlsson, Chris, ed. (2011). Ten Years That Shook the City: San Francisco 1968–78. San Francisco: City Lights Foundation.
• Dollinger, Marc (2003). "The Counterculture". In Kahn Ava F.; Dollinger, Marc (eds.). California Jews. Lebanon: Brandeis University Press. pp. 154–166.
• Hahn Tapper, Aaron J. (2016). Judaisms: A Twenty-First-Century Introduction to Jews and Jewish Identities. Oakland, CA: University of California Press. pp. 158–159, 160–167.
• Heilman, Samuel; Friedman, Menachem (2010). The Rebbe: The Life and Afterlife of Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. pp. 168–69.

External links

• Reich, Tova (July 7, 2023). "The House of Love and Prayer". Tablet . Retrieved October 25, 2024.

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