Beth Israel Synagogue (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

For similarly named synagogues, see Beth Israel.

Beth Israel Synagogue
Hebrew: בית ישראל
Beth Israel Synagogue, Halifax
Religion
Affiliation	Modern Orthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Yakov Kerzner[1]
Status	Active
Location
Location	1480 Oxford Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3Y8
Country	Canada
Geographic coordinates	44.644161°N 63.599672°W / 44.644161; -63.599672
Architecture
Style	Synagogue
Date established	1895
Website
www.thebethisrael.com

Beth Israel Synagogue (Hebrew: בית ישראל) is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located at 1480 Oxford Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.[2] Formally chartered by a Private Member's Bill in the Nova Scotia legislature in 1895, it grew out of the Baron de Hirsch Hebrew Benevolent Society (named after Baron Maurice de Hirsch), which was formed in 1890. It was the first Orthodox congregation in Canada east of Montreal, and still provides the only daily minyan in Canada east of Montreal. In 1953, several families from the Beth Israel Synagogue left to form the Shaar Shalom Synagogue. The Beth Israel is also one of the few synagogues in the region with a functioning mikveh.[3]

As of 2016^[update] the rabbi was Yakov Kerzner.[1]

References

1. "Contact Us". Beth Israel Synagogue. n.d. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
2. Synagogue website. Accessed August 22, 2009.
3. "Rabbi Yakov Kerzner". Beth Israel Synagogue. Retrieved April 1, 2022.