Beth Tikvah Synagogue (Toronto)
Beth Tikvah Synagogue (Hebrew: בית תקוה) is an egalitarian synagogue in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, with a membership of approximately 1100 families. Although the worship style is traditional-conservative, the synagogue formally disaffiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism in 2013.[1]
| Beth Tikvah Synagogue | |
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Hebrew: בית תקוה | |
 The Torah ark in the Feder Chapel of Beth Tikvah Synagogue | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Rite | Egalitarian |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership |
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 3080 Bayview Avenue,Toronto, Ontario |
| Country | Canada |
  Location in Toronto | |
| Geographic coordinates | 43.7788096°N 79.3941443°W |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | April 14, 1964 |
| Website | |
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The synagogue was founded on April 14, 1964, as Shaarei Tikvah, after a synagogue in Amsterdam that had been razed by the Nazis.[2] 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.[3]
Srul Irving Glick, the famed composer and conductor, served as Beth Tikvah's composer-in-residence from 1969 to 2002.
References
- Kraft, Frances (14 January 2013). "Beth Tikvah leaves Conservative body". The Canadian Jewish News.
- "Welcome to Beth Tikvah Synagogue, Toronto". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
- "Zionist Toronto Rabbi Feder dies in his beloved Israel". The Canadian Jewish News. 2018-02-21. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
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