Congregation Beth Israel (Onset, Massachusetts)
Orthodox synagogue in Massachusetts, US
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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]
| Congregation Beth Israel | |
|---|---|
Hebrew: בית ישראל | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Synagogue | |
| Leadership | Eli and Wendy Hauser |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 7 Locust Street, Buzzards Bay, Onset, Massachusetts 02532 |
| Country | United States |
  Location on Cape Cod | |
| Coordinates | 41°44′36″N 70°39′04″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'."[5] The synagogue maintains three daily minyans throughout the summer and through the High Holidays.[2][5]