Congregation Beth Tikvah
Synagogue in Quebec, Canada
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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.
- Rabbi Marc Mandel
- Rabbi Dr. Mordecai E. Zeitz (emeritus)[1]
| 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 | |
| Coordinates | 45°29′32″N 73°49′10″W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Established | 1964 |
| Website | |
| bethtikvah | |
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.[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
The 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]