Congregation Beth Tikvah

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Congregation Beth Tikvah Ahavat Shalom Nusach Hoari
ק״ק בית תקוה אהבת שלום נוסח האר״י‬‎
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
RiteAshkenazi
LeadershipRabbi Mark Fishman
Rabbi Dr. Mordecai E. Zeitz (emeritus)
Location
Location136 Westpark Boulevard
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada
Congregation Beth Tikvah is located in Montreal
Congregation Beth Tikvah
Congregation Beth Tikvah
Geographic coordinates45°29′32″N 73°49′10″W / 45.4921489°N 73.819486°W / 45.4921489; -73.819486
Architecture
Date established1964; 58 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. The synagogue's Rabbi Dr. Mordecai Zeitz oversaw the building of its Hebrew Foundation School in the fall of 1970, also known as the "Hebrew Foundation School of Congregation Beth Tikvah", and served as its Educational Director.

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.[1] Rabbi Mordecai Zeitz arrived at the invitation of local families, and with support from a synagogue-planting subsidy program of Yeshiva University.[2] Beth Tikvah has run a supplementary school, Hebrew Academy, since the synagogue's establishment.[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.

Since 2004, the synagogue has housed an eighteenth-century torah scroll from Rokycany, Bohemia, originally secured by the Czech Memorial Scrolls Centre in 1964.[4] In August 2007, Beth Tikvah merged with Congregation Ahavat Shalom Nusach Hoari, formed in 1910 (Nusach Hoari) and 1915 (Ahavat Shalom–Anshei Galicia).[5]

School[]

In 1958, the United Synagogue Commission on Jewish Education had written that "congregations are urged to explore ... the possibility of establishing Hebrew Foundation Schools ...."[6] Rabbi Dr. Mordecai Zeitz of the synagogue, who strongly supported Jewish education and had led they synagogue since 1964, oversaw the building of the school.[7][8] The synagogue opened the elementary school, Hebrew Foundation School (Hebrew: בֵּית סֵפֶר הַיְסוֹד הַעִבְרִי), in the fall of 1970, also known as the "Hebrew Foundation School of Congregation Beth Tikvah", with the synagogue's rabbi as the school's Educational Director.[8][2][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Notable Hebrew Foundation School alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Our History". Congregation Beth Tikvah Ahavat Shalom Nusach Hoari. Dollard-des-Ormeaux. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b Shepherd, Harvey (4 March 1989). "Dollard's 'House of Hope' Celebrating 25th Anniversary". The Gazette. Montreal. p. K5.
  3. ^ Segall, Sima (7 June 1991). Jewish Supplementary Schooling in Montreal in the Latter Part of the Twentieth Century (PDF) (Thesis). Montreal: McGill University. p. 19. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  4. ^ Lesser, Julie (10 June 2004). "Torah Scroll Carries Spirit of Holocaust Victims". The Gazette. Montreal. p. F6.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ "Retiring Dollard Rabbi Honored for his 49 Years of Leadership". Montreal Gazette. May 22, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Yeshiva U Grads Get Degrees". The Canadian Jewish News. June 27, 1991. p. 5.
  9. ^ The Canada Gazette
  10. ^ Who's who in American Jewry
  11. ^ "Hebrew Foundation School Of Congregation Beth Tikvah"
  12. ^ "École de formation hébraïque de la Congrégation Beth Tikvah/Hebrew Foundation School of Congregation Beth Tikvah — Charity Data". www.charitydata.ca.
  13. ^ Annual Report 2016
  14. ^ Learning from Parent Voices; How to Turn Positive Perception into Enrollment Growth, Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education and Measuring Success, February 2013, Shvat 5773

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