Aloha Jewish Chapel, Jewish chapel at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, United States
Aloha Jewish Chapel is a chapel within Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu designed specifically for Jewish worship services. The building features a vaulted roof, large windows for natural light, and contains a ritual bath facility along with a library and kosher kitchen for community use.
The chapel was completed in 1975 and became the first structure built by the United States government exclusively dedicated to Jewish worship. This construction represented a significant step in providing religious facilities for Jewish military personnel.
The congregation purchased a new Torah scroll, dedicated on October 26, 2008 — the first dedication of a new Torah scroll in Hawaii. The building also holds a kosher kitchen, a library and a small social hall used for study and gatherings.
The chapel is located within a military base and hosts regular worship services for both service members and local Jewish residents. Visitors should be prepared for military base security procedures and restrictions.
The Shalom sculpture by Selma Mannheim of Los Angeles dates from 1975, the year the chapel was completed. It stands on the building's exterior, not at the entrance, and its Hebrew word for peace marks a Jewish prayer house on a US military base.
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