Anshei Minsk

Beth Israel Anshei Minsk
Minsk Congregation Synagogue (1930), Kensington Market
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
RiteAshkenazi
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
LeadershipRabbi Shmuel Spero
StatusActive
Location
Location10 St. Andrew Street, Toronto, Ontario M5T 1K6
Anshei Minsk is located in Toronto
Anshei Minsk
Location in Toronto
Geographic coordinates43°39′15″N 79°23′58″W / 43.654273°N 79.399403°W / 43.654273; -79.399403
Architecture
Architect(s)Kaplan & Sprachman
StyleByzantine Revival[1]
General contractorJacob (Nahum) Glassman
Completed1930
Specifications
Direction of façadeSouth
Capacity350
MaterialsBrick
Website
theminsk.com

Anshei Minsk (formally Beth Israel Anshei Minsk, informally the Minsk) is a synagogue in the Kensington Market neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1912 by poor Jewish immigrants from what is now Belarus (mostly Minsk), which at the time was part of the Russian Empire. The current Byzantine Revival building was completed in 1930.

The congregation has had only three full-time rabbis: Meyer Levy (1916–1921), Meyer Zimmerman (1940–1954), and Shmuel Spero, who has served from 1988 to the present. It is the only Orthodox synagogue in Downtown Toronto with a full-time rabbi, and the only one that holds daily services.

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