The New York herald., 1870-08-31
A NEW SYNAGOGUE.
A Splendid Now Temple for Jewish Worship
Rival to the Fifth Avenue Edifce.

Every year, at Tishab0-Ab, the orthodox Jews
commemorate with mourning and wailing the de-
struction Of Jerusalem and the dispersion of their
race, and they pray TO Jehovah that they may be
granted the boon Of returning to Palestine and again
worship on the native soil, the "PrOmised Land" OF
their forefathers. AS religious rite this may be all
very well, but matter OF fact it would seem that
the reform Jews have the best OF the argument.
These claim that the destruction OF the Temple OF
Solomon and the distribution OF the Jews over the
whole world was rather for them fortunate event,
and they incline 10 look upon the great American
republic as their "promised land" the ''and now
ing with milk and honey" EXODUS ill., S.)
And surely, II they look around them In this coun-
try and see their many splendid and palatial temples
and synagogues they may exclaim with the prophet,
"How beautiful are thy tabernacles, Israel p' And
their number is stl increasing Hardly rs one fin
ished and dedicated to divine worship, and already
the walls Of another are rising up out OF the ground
Only short time ago the Filth avenue temple,
Emmanu-EI, was Opened Tor service; shorty alter
that the synagogue Of the congregation Sharai
Tefla, on FOrty-lOurth street, and now the ground
another congregation. This Is to be located on the
northeast corner OF fifty-nitn street and Lexington
avenue IN the Nineteenth ward, IN the immediate
vicinity OF the new club house OF the "NineteenIh
ward Lese Verein," OF which many OF the congre-
CATION members rhe congregation il named
Aharath-Chesed. having Rev. DR.. A. Auebsch for IFS
Rabbi, and wOrsbIppmg now In their synagogue on
the corner of Fourth street and avenue G.
The ground On which TINS new synagogue is to be
erected measures 100 feet ON Lexington avenue and
14O ieet on F1ty-h1th street; The building itself will
be nlnety-ive feet wide, running BACK the whole
nine ieet from the principal front line. The height
OF the side walls Will be thirty-seven feet, and OF
the centre walls forming the nave, sixty feet,
while the highest point OF the roof Is TO be seventy
eight feet frOm the level OF the street, and OF the
main or central front wall seventy-dve feet.
The style of architecture is the Byzantine mo-
rescue, similar 10 that OF the Fifth avenue temple,
only while the latter has towers ~ It's extreme
angles III this temple the two towers 107 feet nigh
ana fourteen ieet square flank the middle front,
which is thirty three feet wide, anu outside Of each
is q starving" sixteen feet wide.
three arches sixteen feet nlgh Above these, IN the
centre Of the middle front, u "rose window" four
glass VIII add to its beauty. Eacn Of the towers
VIII also have similar, but smaller, 'rose windows"
In the centre OF the man cornlce and between TWO
towers are 10 be placed. In an elevated position, tue
two tablets, with the decaogue IN Hebrew engraved
on them. The spires above the towers to q height
of 100 feet Will be surn0unted with 'slieids OF
Davd.n The material used Is Jersey stone, with
longitudinal courses OF Ohio freestOne which latter
VIII also be used for all the trimmings, arches and
columns.
Entering through the portico one reaches the yes.
tibue, thiryth feet wide by seventeen feet Deep
from whence spacious doors lead into the main body
OF the church, seventyfoar by l02 feet, exclusive OF
the side atsles, the chancel and the "Ark,' which
latter Ii eleven feet deep. There are four double
rows OF pews and i've aisles, including two rows
under the galleries Oh each side, anc the whole Will
seat about one thousand four hundred persons. The
bule. The congregation Is of the mode
rate reform school, hence the sexes will not
he separated, as in the orthodox syna-
been adopted. The roof or the is supported by
two rows, Of five columns each, with arches l0ngl-
tudinally and transyersly. Tie "ArK," the recep.
acle Tor the sacred scrolls Of the law, the "Thora,"
Will be masterpiece Of art 1t Will constitute a
style and thil tyfve feet high The style of the in.
terror DECORATION will also be Byzantine moresque in
p0lychr0me.
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the japitor. The architect, Mr.. Henry Fernbach,
estimates the cost OF the building alone at $780, Goo
but II may possibly exceed that SUM This beauti-
fu temple will be cOnsecrated in the month OF the
Tishri, in the 5632d year OF the world, which cor
responds with the month OF October, 1871, OF the
Christian era, sometime about the festival VI
Simchath ThOra, the Feast OF the Law.