Congregation Beth Israel (Hebrew: בית ישראל), sometimes called Cape Cod Shul and officially Congregation Beth Israel of Onset Cape Cod, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 7 Locust Street, Onset, on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in the United States.[3][self-published source?]
| Congregation Beth Israel | |
|---|---|
Hebrew: בית ישראל | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Eli and Wenday Hauser |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 7 Locust Street, Buzzards Bay, Onset, Massachusetts 02532 |
| Country | United States |
  Location on Cape Cod | |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°44′36″N 70°39′04″W / 41.743284°N 70.651231°W |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1948 |
| Materials | Clapboard |
| Website | |
| capecodshul | |
| [1][2] | |
Historically, it is well known as the summer synagogue of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and some of his students from the 1950s until the mid-1960s, when his wife died.[2][4] The clapboard building was originally a furniture store, before it was converted to a synagogue in 1948.[2]
Initially a destination for Jewish vacationers from Boston, Beth Israel now attracts Jews from Toronto, Montreal, and New York City from a "wide cross-section of Orthodoxy", including "Young Israel, Chabad, Chasidim from Montreal, Charedim, Carlebach Chasidim, very-left wing (Edah) and 'Conservadox'." The synagogue maintains three daily minyans throughout the summer and through the High Holidays.[2][5]
References
edit- ^ "Contact Us". Congregation Beth Israel. Retrieved September 1, 2009.[self-published source?]
- ^ a b c d Barlow, Rich (August 14, 2005). "Summering with spirit: Keep the faith on vacation at seasonal houses of worship". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Places to Stay". Congregation Beth Israel. Retrieved September 1, 2009.[self-published source?]
- ^ Resnick, Elliot (June 18, 2008). "Beaches, Cottages ... And Shul Draw Vacationers to Onset, Massachusetts". The Jewish Press.
- ^ Klug, Lisa Alcalay (September 15, 2005). "Port Town Harbors 'Oasis of Judaism'". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.