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Congregation Beth Ora ( Hebrew : קהלת בית אורה , lit. ' House of Light ' ) is a Modern Orthodox synagogue serving the Ashkenazi Jewish community in Saint-Laurent , Quebec , Canada. Founded in 1953 by William Weiss as "The Jewish Congregation of Saint Laurent", the synagogue adopted its constitution in 1956, and construction was finalized in 1957. The name was later changed to Beth Ora in 1959. The synagogue is a member of the Orthodox Union . The Suburban . aint-Laurent.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Congregation Beth Ora (translated from Hebrew as House of Light ) is a synagogue serving the Orthodox Ashkenazi Jewish community in Saint Laurent , Quebec , Canada . Founded in 1953 by William Weiss as "The Jewish Congregation of Saint Laurent" , the synagogue adopted its constitution in 1956, and construction was finalized in 1957. The name was later changed to Beth Ora in 1959. The synagogue is a member of the Orthodox Union .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Congregation Beth Ora (translated from Hebrew as House of Light ) is a synagogue serving the Orthodox Ashkenazi Jewish community in Saint Laurent , Quebec , Canada . Founded in 1953 by William Weiss as "The Jewish Congregation of Saint Laurent", the synagogue adopted its constitution in 1956, and construction was finalized in 1957. The name was later changed to Beth Ora in 1959. The synagogue is a member of the Orthodox Union .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Congregation Beth Ora ( , House of Light ) is a synagogue serving the Orthodox Ashkenazi Jewish community in Saint-Laurent , Quebec , Canada. Founded in 1953 by William Weiss as "The Jewish Congregation of Saint Laurent", the synagogue adopted its constitution in 1956, and construction was finalized in 1957. The name was later changed to Beth Ora in 1959. The synagogue is a member of the Orthodox Union .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Congregation Beth Ora ( , House of Light ) is a synagogue serving the Orthodox Ashkenazi Jewish community in Saint-Laurent , Quebec , Canada. Founded in 1953 by William Weiss as "The Jewish Congregation of Saint Laurent", the synagogue adopted its constitution in 1956, and construction was finalized in 1957. The name was later changed to Beth Ora in 1959. The synagogue is a member of the Orthodox Union .
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synagogue serving the orthodox ashkenazi jewish community in saint laurent
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modern orthodox synagogue serving the ashkenazi jewish community in saint-laurent
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