Congregation Beth Israel (Onset, Massachusetts)

For similarly named synagogues, see Beth Israel.

Congregation Beth Israel
Hebrew: בית ישראל
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
LeadershipEli and Wenday Hauser
StatusActive
Location
Location7 Locust Street, Buzzards Bay, Onset, Massachusetts 02532
CountryUnited States
Congregation Beth Israel (Onset, Massachusetts) is located in Cape Cod
Congregation Beth Israel (Onset, Massachusetts)
Location on Cape Cod
Geographic coordinates41°44′36″N 70°39′04″W / 41.743284°N 70.651231°W / 41.743284; -70.651231
Architecture
Completed1948
MaterialsClapboard
Website
capecodshul.org
[1][2]

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?]

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

  1. ^ "Contact Us". Congregation Beth Israel. Retrieved September 1, 2009.[self-published source?]
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Places to Stay". Congregation Beth Israel. Retrieved September 1, 2009.[self-published source?]
  4. ^ Resnick, Elliot (June 18, 2008). "Beaches, Cottages ... And Shul Draw Vacationers to Onset, Massachusetts". The Jewish Press.
  5. ^ Klug, Lisa Alcalay (September 15, 2005). "Port Town Harbors 'Oasis of Judaism'". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.