List of synagogues in the Greater Toronto Area

The McCaul Street Synagogue, circa 1920. In 1952, the congregation merged with Goel Tzedec Synagogue, to form Beth Tzedec, which later relocated to Bathurst Street.
Adath Israel Congregation, Toronto
Holy Blossom Temple
Kiever Synagogue, Toronto

A list of synagogues in the Greater Toronto Area a region with a large Jewish population. Most are located along Bathurst Street in Toronto, North York and Thornhill, but some are located in areas of newer Jewish immigrants.

Where, prior to World War II there used to be over 30 synagogues in the area in and Kensington Market, Spadina Avenue and Bathurst Street south of Bloor, today only four remain as many of the older buildings were sold when congregations relocated north of St. Clair Avenue in the 1950s and 1960s following the migration of the Jewish population up Bathurst Street.

A

B

C

D

  • Darchei Noam – North York – a Reconstructionist synagogue

E

F

G

  • Goel Tzedec synagogue (1906) Toronto, University Avenue near Agnes Street, designed by William Limberry Symons 1906; demol.[5]

H

Holy Blossom Temple, circa 1900, at its former location on Bond Street.
  • Har Tikvah Congregation – Brampton, Ontario
  • Hebrew Institute of Toronto, Brunswick Avenue at College Street (1920), Toronto designed by Benjamin Brown 1920; built 1923–24[6]
  • Holy Blossom Temple – Toronto

J

  • Jewish Russian Community Centre – North York
  • Jewish Community Centre- Miles Nadal

K

  • Kehilat Or Hadash – Toronto
  • Kehillat Shaarei Torah – North York
  • Kehilat Melech Yisroel - North York
  • Kiever Synagogue – Toronto (Kensington Market) – also known as the First Russian Congregation, pre-1940 synagogue
  • Knesseth Israel – Toronto – pre-1940 synagogue, the city's oldest functioning synagogue
  • Kol Torah Sephardic Center – Thornhill, Ontario
  • Khal Toras Chesed, Toronto, Ontario
  • Kollel Avreichim of Toronto, Ontario
  • Kollel Ravid – North York
  • Kollel Yismach Moshe – North York
  • Kol Yisroel Congregation, Toronto, Ontario

L

M

  • Congregation Machziki Hadath, built 1906, Terauley Street (now Bay Street), Toronto designed by William Craven Vaux Chadwick, demolished[7]
  • Magen David Sephardic Congregation – North York
  • Maon Noam Synagogue – North York

N

  • Neshamah Congregation of York Region – Thornhill

O

P

R

S

T

V

  • The Village Shul – Toronto

W

Y

  • Yeshiva Darchei Torah of Toronto, Ontario
  • Yeshiva Gedolah of Toronto, Ontario
  • Yeshiva Lubavitch of Toronto, Ontario
  • Yeshiva Nefesh Dovid, Toronto, Ontario
  • Yeshiva Or Chaim of Toronto, Ontario
  • Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah, Toronto, Ontario

Z

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stained Glass in Canadian Architecture, York University". Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dictionary of Architects in Canada". Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  3. ↑ http://www.bethjacobtoronto.org/pdf/History-Beth%20Jacob%20Synagogue-H-Markus.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.bethlida.org/shul-history
  5. ↑ "Dictionary of Architects in Canada". Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Dictionary of Architects in Canada". Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Dictionary of Architects in Canada". Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  8. ↑ countryshul.org
  9. ↑ "Dictionary of Architects in Canada". Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  10. ↑ thwshul.com
  11. ↑ westmountroutes.com
  12. ↑ zichronzev.com
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.