Adath Israel (Montreal)

The Adath Israel–Poale Zedek–Anshei Ozeroff Congregation (Hebrew: ק״ק עדת ישראל–פועלי צדק–אנשי אזשעראוו‬) is an Orthodox synagogue in Hampstead, a suburb of Montreal, Canada. Until 1980 it was located in the city of Outremont (now a borough of Montreal).

Adath Israel Congregation
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
RiteAshkenazi
LeadershipRabbi Michael Whitman
Location
Location223 Harrow Crescent
Hampstead, Quebec, Canada
Adath Israel (Montreal) is located in Montreal
Adath Israel (Montreal)
Shown within Montreal
Geographic coordinates45.480850°N 73.655680°W / 45.480850; -73.655680
Architecture
Date established1930 (1930)
Website
adath.ca

History

Adath Israel was established in 1930, initially situated in a rented space above a delicatessen on Van Horne Avenue in Outremont.[1] Construction of the congregation's permanent home at 899 McEchran Avenue began in 1939, and the synagogue was dedicated in 1940.[2] That same year, Charles Bender, formerly of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, became the congregation's first rabbi.[3]

In 1941, Adath Israel became the first synagogue in Canada to establish a Jewish day school—the Adath Israel School—which pioneered the Ivrit b'Ivrit method of Hebrew language immersion.[2]

The congregation moved to the suburb of Hampstead in 1981. It amalgamated with Congregation Poale Zedek (founded in 1910) in 1992,[4][5] and with Congregation Anshei Ozeroff (founded in 1918) in 2003.[6][7]

Building
Installation of stained glass windows by Yehouda Chaki.

Adath Israel's original building at McEachran and Ducharme was designed by architects Milton Eliasoph and Henry E. Greenspoon.[8] Its Bauhaus-influenced modernist style represents a shift from traditional synagogue architecture in Montreal.[1] The building now houses the Saint Anthony the Great Monastery.

The synagogue's Hampstead building is noted for its 30 stained glass panels by Yehouda Chaki depicting Biblical themes.[9]

Clergy

Rabbis
  • Charles Bender (1940–1969)
  • Michael Kramer (1969–2001)
  • Michael Whitman (2001–present)

Ḥazzanim
  • Myer Mandelcorn (1932–?)
  • Eugene Goldberger (?–1965)
  • Benjamin Hass (1965–1987)[10]
  • Yaakov Motzen (1987–1997)
  • Abraham Sultan (1997–2007)
  • Shmuel Levin (2012–2016)

References
  1. Tauben, Sara. "Adath Israel". Museum of Jewish Montreal. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. "Our History". Adath Israel Poale Zedek. Archived from the original on September 22, 2001.
  3. "Rabbi is a beacon to several generations". The Gazette. Montreal. 1 April 1990. p. D3.
  4. "Poale Zedek Synagogue". Canadian Jewish Heritage Network. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  5. Goldenberg, Joel (September 13, 2017). "Ceremony looks back at Poale Zedek congregation". The Suburban.
  6. Singer, D.; Grossman, L. American Jewish Year Book. American Jewish Committee. p. 292.
  7. Tauben, Sara. "Adath Israel Poale Zedek Anshei Ozeroff". Museum of Jewish Montreal. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. "Eliasoph, Milton". Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800–1950. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  9. Brodt, Shirley Muhlstock, ed. (2011–2012). "National Synagogue Directory – Quebec" (PDF). Canadian Jewish Congress. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2022.
  10. Shulman, David; Jaffe, Steven (March 30, 2020). "Rabbinical Profiles". Jewish Communities & Records — United Kingdom. JewishGen. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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