| Congregation Beth Israel | |
|---|---|
Hebrew:בית ישראל | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Eli and Wendy Hauser |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 7 Locust Street, Buzzards Bay,Onset,Massachusetts 02532 |
| Country | United States |
  Location onCape Cod | |
| Coordinates | 41°44′36″N70°39′04″W / 41.743284°N 70.651231°W /41.743284; -70.651231 |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1948 |
| Materials | Clapboard |
| Website | |
| capecodshul | |
| [1][2] | |
Congregation Beth Israel (Hebrew:בית ישראל), sometimes calledCape Cod Shul and officiallyCongregation Beth Israel of Onset Cape Cod, is anOrthodoxJewish congregation andsynagogue located at 7 Locust Street,Onset, onCape Cod,Massachusetts, in the United States.[3]
Historically, it is well known as the summer synagogue of RabbiJoseph B. Soloveitchik and some of his students from the 1950s until the mid-1960s, when his wife died.[2][4] Theclapboard building was originally a furniture store, before it was converted to a synagogue in 1948.[2]
Initially a destination for Jewish vacationers fromBoston, Beth Israel now attracts Jews fromToronto,Montreal, andNew 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 dailyminyans throughout the summer and through theHigh Holidays.[2][5]
