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Congregation B'nai Shalom (Easton, Pennsylvania)
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the oldest synagogues in the united states”. Today it says “reform jewish synagogue located at 1545 bushkill street”.
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Congregation B'nai Shalom is a Reform Jewish synagogue located at 1545 Bushkill Street, in Easton , Pennsylvania , in the United States. The congregation was formed on August 1, 2020, following the merger of two former congregations. Founded in 1839 as Brit Shalom , later known as the Temple Covenant of Peace , it is one of the oldest Jewish congregations in the United States . In 2018 the congregation began discussions to merge with the B'nai Abraham Synagogue , founded in 1889.
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one of the oldest synagogues in the united states
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reform jewish synagogue located at 1545 bushkill street
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