| Congregation Beth Israel | |
| Native Name: | Hebrew: בית ישראל |
| Religious Affiliation: | Orthodox Judaism |
| Festivals: | --> |
| Organizational Status: | --> |
| Leadership: | Eli and Wenday Hauser |
| Status: | Synagogue |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Location: | 7 Locust Street, Buzzards Bay, Onset, Massachusetts 02532 |
| Country: | United States |
| Map Type: | Cape Cod |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 41.7433°N -70.6512°W |
| Year Completed: | 1948 |
| Date Destroyed: | --> |
| Materials: | Clapboard |
| Elevation Ft: | --> |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
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.[2]
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.[3] [4] The clapboard building was originally a furniture store, before it was converted to a synagogue in 1948.[3]
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 minyans throughout the summer and through the High Holidays.[3] [5]