Loch Sheldrake Synagogue

{{Short description|Historic synagogue in Sullivan County, New York, United States}}

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| location = 1150 State Highway 52, Loch Sheldrake, Sullivan County, New York 12759

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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.

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=9130 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Loch Sheldrake Synagogue |date=March 1997 |accessdate=2010-06-26 |author=LaFrank, Kathleen |publisher=New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation}} See also: {{cite web|url=http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=9158|title=Accompanying three photos}}

The synagogue was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.totallyjewishtravel.com/Synagogues-TE61732-hebrew_congregation_of_loch_sheldrake-shul-loch_sheldrake_new_york-Minyan.html|title=Hebrew Congregation of Loch Sheldrake, Loch Sheldrake: Synagogues in Loch Sheldrake, New York|website=www.totallyjewishtravel.com|access-date=2020-02-27}}