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.
| Congregation Beth Tikvah Ahavat Shalom Nusach Hoari | |
|---|---|
Hebrew: ק״ק בית תקוה אהבת שלום נוסח האר״י | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Modern Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Ashkenazi |
| Leadership |
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 136 Westpark Boulevard, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec |
| Country | Canada |
  Location in Montreal | |
| Geographic coordinates | 45°29′32″N 73°49′10″W / 45.4921489°N 73.819486°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Date established | 1964 |
| Website | |
| bethtikvah | |
History
editBeth 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
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ Greenaway, Kathryn (May 22, 2013). "Retiring Dollard Rabbi Honored for his 49 Years of Leadership". Montreal Gazette.
- ^ "Our History". Congregation Beth Tikvah Ahavat Shalom Nusach Hoari. Dollard-des-Ormeaux. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- ^ Shepherd, Harvey (March 4, 1989). "Dollard's 'House of Hope' Celebrating 25th Anniversary". The Gazette. Montreal. p. K5.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lesser, Julie (June 10, 2004). "Torah Scroll Carries Spirit of Holocaust Victims". The Gazette. Montreal. p. F6.
- ^ 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.
- ^ https://www.jta.org/2024/12/18/global/montreal-synagogue-firebombed-for-the-2nd-time-in-just-over-a-year
- ^ https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/local-crime/article627196.html