Congregation Beth Israel (Onset, Massachusetts)

For similarly named synagogues, see Beth Israel.

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
Architecture
Completed	1948
Materials	Clapboard
Website
capecodshul.org

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.

External links

• Official website