Shaarei Tzedec

Shaarei Tzedec
Basic information
Location 397 Markham Street, Toronto, Canada
Affiliation Orthodox Judaism
Rite Nusach Sefard
Status Active
Website shaareitzedec.org
Architectural description
Architectural type Victorian
Architectural style Bay-and-gable semi-detached house
Materials brick

Shaarei Tzedec (also known as the Markham Street Shul) is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 397 Markham Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The Shaarei Tzedec congregation was founded in 1902[1] and is one of only three Orthodox synagogues left in Downtown Toronto. In 1912, a number of families left Shaarei Tzedec, then on Centre Street, in a dispute over burial rites, and formed a new congregation, Chevra Rodfei Sholem, commonly known as the Kiever Shul.[2]

Shaarei Tzedec has been located in a converted Victorian semi-detached house on Markham Street, near Bathurst Street and College Street, since 1937. The Markham Street Shul is one of the few remaining synagogues and the last remaining shtiebel of what were once dozens of small congregations in the area around Kensington Market, Spadina Avenue and Bathurst Street - which was a vibrant Jewish area prior to World War II.[3]

References

  1. ↑ About, Shaarei Tzedec website. Accessed July 17, 2011.
  2. ↑ "History", Kiever Synagogue website. Accessed July 18, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Jews of the old shul; Only three of the many small Orthodox congregations in downtown Jewish neighbourhoods remain - These synagogues are kept alive and often financially assisted by families with historical affiliations", Toronto Star, September 23, 2006.

Coordinates: 43°39′34″N 79°24′36″W / 43.65947°N 79.4099°W / 43.65947; -79.4099

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