| Congregation Beth Israel | |
|---|---|
| Hebrew: בית ישראל | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Eli and Wenday Hauser |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 7 Locust Street, Buzzards Bay, Onset, Massachusetts 02532 |
| Country | United States |
  Location on Cape Cod | |
| Geographic coordinates | 41°44′36″N 70°39′04″W / 41.743284°N 70.651231°W / 41.743284; -70.651231 |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1948 |
| Materials | Clapboard |
| Website | |
| capecodshul | |
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.
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. The clapboard building was originally a furniture store, before it was converted to a synagogue in 1948.
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.
References
- "Contact Us". Congregation Beth Israel. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
- ^ Barlow, Rich (August 14, 2005). "Summering with spirit: Keep the faith on vacation at seasonal houses of worship". The Boston Globe.
- "Places to Stay". Congregation Beth Israel. Retrieved September 1, 2009.
- Resnick, Elliot (June 18, 2008). "Beaches, Cottages ... And Shul Draw Vacationers to Onset, Massachusetts". The Jewish Press.
- Klug, Lisa Alcalay (September 15, 2005). "Port Town Harbors 'Oasis of Judaism'". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles.
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- Buildings and structures in Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- Canadian-American culture in Massachusetts
- Canadian-Jewish diaspora
- Clapboard synagogues
- Orthodox synagogues in Massachusetts
- Synagogues completed in 1948
- 1940s establishments in Massachusetts
- Jewish organizations established in 1948
- 20th-century synagogues in the United States