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Orthodox synagogue in Massachusetts, US For similarly named synagogues, see Beth Israel . Congregation Beth Israel ( Hebrew : בית ישראל ), sometimes called Cape Cod Shul and officially Congregation Beth Israel of Onset Cape Cod , is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 7 Locust Street, Onset , on Cape Cod , Massachusetts , in the United States. Historically, it is well known as the summer synagogue of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and some of his students from the 1950s until the mid-1960s, when his wife died. The clapboard building was originally a furniture store, before it was converted to a synagogue in 1948. Initially a destination for Jewish vacationers from Boston , Beth Israel now attracts Jews from Toronto , Montreal , and New York City from a "wide cross-section of Orthodoxy", including " Young Israel , Chabad , Chasidim from Montreal, Charedim , Carlebach Chasidim, very-left wing ( Edah ) and ' Conservadox '." The synagogue maintains three daily minyan s throughout the summer and through the High Holidays .
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Congregation Beth Israel ( ) is an Orthodox congregation located at 7 Locust Street in Onset, Massachusetts , on Cape Cod . It is famous as the summer synagogue of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and some of his students from the 1950s until the mid-1960s, when his wife died. The clapboard building was originally a furniture store, before it was converted to a synagogue in 1948. Initially a destination for Jewish vacationers from Boston , Beth Israel now attracts Jews from Toronto , Montreal , and New York City from a "wide cross-section of Orthodoxy", including " Young Israel , Chabad , Chasidim from Montreal, Charedim , Carlebach Chasidim, very-left wing and Conservadox ." The synagogue maintains three daily minyan s throughout the summer and through the High Holidays . "Summering with spirit: Keep the faith on vacation at seasonal houses of worship" , The Boston Globe , August 14, 2005. Places to Stay , Synagogue website.
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Congregation Beth Israel ( ) is an Orthodox congregation located at 7 Locust Street in Onset, Massachusetts , on Cape Cod . It is famous as the summer synagogue of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and some of his students from the 1950s until the mid-1960s, when his wife died. The clapboard building was originally a furniture store, before it was converted to a synagogue in 1948. Initially a destination for Jewish vacationers from Boston , Beth Israel now attracts Jews from Toronto , Montreal , and New York City from a "wide cross-section of Orthodoxy", including " Young Israel , Chabad , Chasidim from Montreal, Charedim , Carlebach Chasidim, very-left wing and Conservadox ." The synagogue maintains three daily minyan s throughout the summer and through the High Holidays . "Summering with spirit: Keep the faith on vacation at seasonal houses of worship" , The Boston Globe , August 14, 2005. Places to Stay , Synagogue website.
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Congregation Beth Israel ( ) is an Orthodox congregation located in Onset, Massachusetts , on Cape Cod . It is famous as the summer synagogue of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and some of his students from the 1950s until the mid-1960s, when his wife died. The clapboard building was originally a furniture store, before it was converted to a synagogue in 1948. Initially a destination for Jewish vacationers from Boston , Beth Israel now attracts Jews from Toronto , Montreal , and New York City from a "wide cross-section of Orthodoxy", including " Young Israel , Chabad , Chasidim from Montreal, Charedim , Carlebach Chasidim, very-left wing ( Edah ) and ' Conservadox '." The synagogue maintains three daily minyan s throughout the summer and through the High Holidays . "Summering with spirit: Keep the faith on vacation at seasonal houses of worship" , The Boston Globe , August 14, 2005. Places to Stay , Synagogue website.
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orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue located at 7 locust street
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