Congregation Beth Tikvah

For similarly named synagogues, see Beth Tikvah.

Congregation Beth Tikvah Ahavat Shalom Nusach Hoari
Hebrew: ק״ק בית תקוה אהבת שלום נוסח האר״י‬
Religion
AffiliationModern Orthodox Judaism
RiteAshkenazi
Leadership
  • Rabbi Marc Mandel
  • Rabbi Dr. Mordecai E. Zeitz (emeritus)[1]
StatusActive
Location
Location136 Westpark Boulevard, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec
CountryCanada
Congregation Beth Tikvah is located in Montreal
Congregation Beth Tikvah
Location in Montreal
Geographic coordinates45°29′32″N 73°49′10″W / 45.4921489°N 73.819486°W / 45.4921489; -73.819486
Architecture
TypeSynagogue
Date established1964; 61 years ago (1964)
Website
bethtikvah.ca

Congregation Beth Tikvah Ahavat Shalom Nusach Hoari (Hebrew: ק״ק בֵּית תִקְוָה אַהֲבָת שָׁלוֹם נוֹסָח הַאֲרִ״י‬), also known simply as Beth Tikvah (Hebrew: בֵּית תִקְוָה‬, transl. 'House of Hope'), is a Modern Orthodox synagogue in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada.

History

Beth Tikvah was founded in 1964 by a group of about 20 young families who were considered pioneers of Jewish life in the West Island.[2] Rabbi Mordecai Zeitz arrived at the invitation of local families, and with support from a synagogue-planting subsidy program of Yeshiva University.[3]

A house was purchased which accommodated the congregation and Hebrew school until the fall of 1968, when a congregation that would soon reach 300 families moved into a new multi-purpose auditorium on the present site.

Beth Tikvah has run a supplementary school, Hebrew Academy, since the synagogue's establishment.[4] The synagogue opened a full-time elementary day school, Hebrew Foundation School (Hebrew: בֵּית סֵפֶר הַיְסוֹד הַעִבְרִי), in the fall of 1970.

Since 2004, the synagogue has housed an eighteenth-century torah scroll from Rokycany, Bohemia, originally secured by the Czech Memorial Scrolls Centre in 1964.[5] In August 2007, Beth Tikvah merged with Congregation Ahavat Shalom Nusach Hoari, formed in 1910 (Nusach Hoari) and 1915 (Ahavat Shalom–Anshei Galicia).[6]

Attacks

The synagogue was twice targeted in the aftermath of the October 7 attacks.[7] The second such attack involved a firebombing, and the incident was condemned by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Greenaway, Kathryn (May 22, 2013). "Retiring Dollard Rabbi Honored for his 49 Years of Leadership". Montreal Gazette.
  2. ^ "Our History". Congregation Beth Tikvah Ahavat Shalom Nusach Hoari. Dollard-des-Ormeaux. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  3. ^ Shepherd, Harvey (March 4, 1989). "Dollard's 'House of Hope' Celebrating 25th Anniversary". The Gazette. Montreal. p. K5.
  4. ^ Segall, Sima (June 7, 1991). Jewish Supplementary Schooling in Montreal in the Latter Part of the Twentieth Century (PDF) (Thesis). Montreal: McGill University. p. 19. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  5. ^ Lesser, Julie (June 10, 2004). "Torah Scroll Carries Spirit of Holocaust Victims". The Gazette. Montreal. p. F6.
  6. ^ Landau-Chark, Susan J. (March 2008). Community, Identity, and Religious Leadership as Expressed through the Role of the Rabbi's Wife (PDF) (Thesis). Montreal: Concordia University.
  7. ^ https://www.jta.org/2024/12/18/global/montreal-synagogue-firebombed-for-the-2nd-time-in-just-over-a-year
  8. ^ https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-crime/article627196.html