Kehillat Shaarei Torah

Kehillat Shaarei Torah
Hebrew: קהילת שערי תורה
Religion
Affiliation	Modern Orthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Joe Kanofsky
Status	Active
Location
Location	2640 Bayview Avenue, North York, Toronto, Ontario
Country	Canada
Location of the synagogue in Toronto
Geographic coordinates	43°45′14″N 79°23′08″W
Website
shaareitorah.com

The Kehillat Shaarei Torah (Hebrew: קהילת שערי תורה) is a Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 2640 Bayview Avenue, in the North York district of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada.

The rabbi, since 2009, has been Rabbi Joe Kanofsky.[1]

History

The congregation was established in November 1980 by Jews from South Africa who had emigrated to Canada during the late 1970s.[1]

In 2024, the synagogue was vandalized twice. On April 19, five windows were broken.[2] On May 17, a masked person in a sweatshirt was seen on camera breaking doors and windows. The attack was investigated by the Hate Crime Unit of the Toronto Police Service.[3][4]

See also

• History of the Jews in Toronto
• List of synagogues in the Greater Toronto Area

References

1. "Kehillat Shaarei Torah: Monty Grunebaum & Barnie Sher". Southern African Legacy Project. UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
2. Rothman, Jonathan (April 25, 2024). "Toronto synagogue Kehillat Shaarei Torah had its windows broken before Passover. A dead raccoon was left in its parking lot after the holiday began". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
3. "Toronto synagogue Kehillat Shaarei Torah was vandalized for the second time in less than a month—police released a photo of a suspect". The Canadian Jewish News. May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
4. "Toronto synagogue windows smashed for second time in a month". The Jerusalem Post. May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2024.

External links

• Official website