Congregation Ezra Bessaroth
Congregation Ezra Bessaroth (EB) is a Sephardic congregation with a synagogue in the Seward Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington.
Ezra Bessaroth is one of Seattle's two Sephardic congregations, the other being Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation. Ezra Bessaroth maintains the liturgy and customs of the Mediterranean Island of Rhodes.[1][2]
Rabbis[]
Rabbi Ron-Ami Meyers has been Rabbi of Ezra Bessaroth from August 2011 to July 2018.[3] [4]
Cantors[]
Yogev Nuna was chazan (cantor) of Ezra Bessaroth for several years .[5]
Isaac Azose[6] was chazan of Ezra Bessaroth from March 1966 to the end of 1999.[7] He has published several prayer books for the needs of the Sephardic Jewish communities.[8]
References[]
- ^ Ezra Bessaroth home page. Accessed 2018-03-20.
- ^ Ezra Bessaroth - Our History. Accessed 2018-03-20.
- ^ Rabbi Meyers. Accessed 2015-10-30.
- ^ Sephardic Brotherhood on Ezra Bessaroth. Accessed 2018-03-20.
- ^ Ezra Bessaroth Hazzan. Accessed 2018-03-20.
- ^ Hazzan Isaac Azose. Accessed 2018-03-20.
- ^ Hazzan Isaac Azose - Biography. Accessed 2018-03-20.
- ^ Hazzan Isaac Azose - Siddurim. Accessed 2018-03-20.
External links[]
- Congregation Ezra Bessaroth, official website
- The Web Home of Hazzan Isaac Azose
Coordinates: 47°33′10″N 122°16′02″W / 47.5526931°N 122.2672736°W
- Greek-Jewish culture in the United States
- Jews and Judaism in Seattle
- Turkish-Jewish culture in the United States
- Religious buildings and structures in Seattle
- Sephardi Jewish culture in the United States
- Orthodox synagogues in Washington (state)