Congregation Beth Israel (Vancouver)

For similarly named synagogues, see Beth Israel.
Beth Israel
Religion
AffiliationConservative Judaism
LeadershipRabbi: Jonathan Infeld
Assistant Rabbi: Adam Stein[1]
StatusActive
Location
Location989 West 28th Avenue, Vancouver,
British Columbia,  Canada
Geographic coordinates49°14′48″N 123°07′39″W / 49.246756°N 123.127609°W / 49.246756; -123.127609
Architecture
Groundbreaking1948[2][3]
Completed1949[4]
Website
www.bethisraelvan.ca

Congregation Beth Israel is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue located at 989 West 28th Avenue in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was founded in 1925, but did not formally incorporate until 1932.[5] Its first rabbi was Ben Zion Bokser, hired that year.[6][7] He was succeeded the following year by Samuel Cass (1933–1941).[8] Other rabbis included David Kogen (1946–1955),[9] Bert Woythaler (1956–1963),[9][10] and Wilfred Solomon, who served for decades starting in 1964.[11]

The congregation worshiped at the Jewish Community Center in Fairview until 1948, when it opened its current building at 4350 Oak Street.[12] By the end of the 1960s, it was the largest Jewish congregation in Vancouver,[6] and by the 1990s, it was Canada's largest Conservative congregation west of Winnipeg.[13][14] Charles Feinberg was rabbi from 1998 to 2006,[15] and he was succeeded that year by Jonathan Infeld.[1]

As of 2010, Beth Israel had over 700 member families.[16] The current rabbi is Jonathan Infeld, and the assistant rabbi is Adam Stein.[1]

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