Beth Tikvah Synagogue (Toronto)

Beth Tikvah Synagogue (Hebrew: בית תקוה) is a conservative synagogue in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, with a membership of approximately 1100 families. The synagogue formally disaffiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism in 2013 and is currently affiliated with the Canadian Concil of Conservative Synagogues.[1][2]

For similarly named synagogues, see Beth Tikvah.
Beth Tikvah Synagogue
Hebrew: בית תקוה
The Torah ark in the Feder Chapel of Beth Tikvah Synagogue
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
RiteConservative
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
Leadership
  • Rabbi Jarrod R. Grover
  • Rabbi Louis J. Sachs
  • Hazzan Tibor Kovari
StatusActive
Location
Location3080 Bayview Avenue,Toronto, Ontario
CountryCanada
Location in Toronto
Geographic coordinates43.7788096°N 79.3941443°W / 43.7788096; -79.3941443
Architecture
Date establishedApril 14, 1964 (1964-04-14)
Website
bethtikvahtoronto.org

The synagogue was founded on April 14, 1964, as Shaarei Tikvah, after a synagogue in Amsterdam that had been razed by the Nazis.[3] It became Beth Tikvah after a merger in 1966 with the Bayview Synagogue Association. Rabbi Avraham Feder served as the first rabbi of the synagogue from 1967 until 1981 when he moved to Israel and continued to serve as Rabbi Emeritus. Rabbi Feder died on Feb. 8, 2018.[4]

Srul Irving Glick, the famed composer and conductor, served as Beth Tikvah's composer-in-residence from 1969 to 2002.

References
  1. Kraft, Frances (14 January 2013). "Beth Tikvah leaves Conservative body". The Canadian Jewish News.
  2. https://canadianccs.weebly.com/
  3. "Welcome to Beth Tikvah Synagogue, Toronto". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  4. "Zionist Toronto Rabbi Feder dies in his beloved Israel". The Canadian Jewish News. 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
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