Beit Ha'Chidush

Beit Ha'Chidush
The Uilenburg Synagogue, the place of worship for the congregation
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
LeadershipTamarah Benima [nl]
StatusActive
Location
LocationNieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 91, Central Amsterdam, Amsterdam, North Holland
CountryThe Netherlands
Beit Ha'Chidush is located in Amsterdam
Beit Ha'Chidush
Location of the Uilenburg Synagogue, place of worship for the congregation, in Amsterdam
Geographic coordinates52°22′13″N 4°54′19″E / 52.37028°N 4.90528°E / 52.37028; 4.90528
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleLouis XV style
Date established1995 (as a congregation)
Completed1766 (as Uilenburg Synagogue)
Website
beithachidush.nl (in Dutch)

Beit Ha'Chidush (meaning House of Renewal in Hebrew), abbreviated as BHC is a Progressive Jewish congregation, located in Amsterdam, in the North Holland region of The Netherlands. The congregation was founded in 1995 by predominately expatriate Jews with secular and religious backgrounds who wanted to create a welcoming, inspiring and renewed Jewish congregation.[1]

Since 1997, the congregation has worshiped from the Uilenburg Synagogue,[2] a synagogue located at Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 91, in Central Amsterdam. The synagogue was completed in the Louis XV style in 1766 and used by another congregation up until World War II. After a period of profane use by the Municipality of Amsterdam, the synagogue was transferred to the Uilenburgersjoel Foundation, for use by a variety of Jewish organisations.[3]

  1. ^ "Beit Ha'Chidush: a community consisting of Jews with at least one Jewish parent". Levisson Institute. Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
  2. ^ "About us". Beit Ha'Chidush. n.d. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ "The Uilenburger synagogue". Uilenburgersjoel. n.d. Retrieved 25 August 2024.