Temple Israel (Ottawa)

For similarly named synagogues, see Temple Israel.

Temple Israel

Religion
Affiliation| Reform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status| Synagogue
Leadership| Rabbi S. Robert Morais
Status| Active
Location
Location| 1301 Prince of Wales Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2C 1N2
Country| Canada

Location in Ottawa

Administration| Union for Reform Judaism
Geographic coordinates| 45°22′18″N 75°42′23″W﻿ / ﻿45.37160°N 75.70634°W﻿ / 45.37160; -75.70634
Website
www.templeisraelottawa.ca

Temple Israel is a Reform synagogue, located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The synagogues home to the second largest congregation in Ottawa, with approximately 340 families,[1] and has a supplementary religious school.[2]

## History[edit]

Temple Israel Congregation, which was the first reform congregation in Ottawa, was founded in the spring of 1966. The first consecration service was held on October 28, 1967 at the Histadrut Centre.[3] From September, 1971-October 1972, the congregation had its first permanent home in the former B’nai Jacob Synagogue on 54 James Street. The building, which had been renovated by Temple Israel, was badly damaged by fire in 1972. Services were held from 1972-1975 in the Montefiore Club, the Jewish Community Centre, 151 Chapel Street and the Unitarian Congregation. In 1975, Temple Israel held High Holiday services in a newly designed synagogue building on Prince of Wales Drive. David Powell was the rabbi from 1967 to 1972, and was followed by Donald Gerber until 1980,[4] Irwin A. Tanenbaum from 1986 to 1994,[1] and Steven Garten from 1995-2014,[1] Norman Klein as interim rabbi 2014-2015, and S. Robert Morais from 2015.[5]

## Liberal Judaism Library[edit]

The Liberal Judaism Library is a volunteer library run on the honour system which includes a reference collection, adult fiction and non-fiction collections, a children’s collection and the books published by Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) and Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR).[6]

## School education[edit]

Temple Israel Religious School (TIRS) is the only synagogue-affiliated supplemental school in Ottawa, and has students from Junior Kindergarten through Bar/Bat Mitzvah, to high school and confirmation.[7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Home page". Temple Israel Ottawa.
2. ^ "Rabbi Steven Garten at Temple Israel". Ottawa Jewish Bulletin. January 2014.
3. ^ Bilsky, Anna; Knowles, Valerie (2009). A Common Thread: A History of the Jews of Ottawa. Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Pub. House.
4. ^ Temple Israel Congregation
5. ^ "Meet Our Rabbis". Temple Israel Ottawa. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
6. ^ "Adult education". Temple Israel Ottawa.
7. ^ "Temple Israel Religious School (TIRS)". Temple Israel Ottawa.

## External links[edit]

Media related to Temple Israel (Ottawa) at Wikimedia Commons

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Synagogues in Canada

By province and territory

| Alberta|

* Beth Israel, Edmonton
* Beth Shalom, Edmonton
* Beth Ora, Edmonton
* Little Synagogue on the Prairie, Hanna

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British Columbia|

* Beth Israel, Vancouver
* Schara Tzedeck, Vancouver
* Emanu-El, Victoria

Manitoba|

* Shaarey Zedek, Winnipeg

Newfoundland and Labrador|

* Beth El, Newfoundland

Nova Scotia|

* Beth Israel, Halifax
* Shaar Shalom
* Temple Sons of Israel

Ontario|

| Ottawa|

* Adath Shalom
* Beit Tikvah
* Temple Israel
* Machzikei Hadas
* Or Haneshamah
* Young Israel

|

Toronto|

* Adath Israel
* Anshei Minsk
* Beach Hebrew Institute
* Beth Avraham Yoseph, Toronto
* Beth Jacob V'Anshei Drildz
* Beth Tikvah
* Beth Tzedec
* City Shul
* First Narayever
* Habonim
* Holy Blossom
* Kiever
* Knesseth Israel
* Oraynu
* Shaarei Shomayim
* Shaarei Tzedec
* Stashover-Slipia
* Tiferet Israel

* B'nai Israel, St Catherines
* Beth Israel Congregation, Kingston
* Beth Israel, Peterborough
* Shaar Hashomayim, Sudbury
* Shaarey Zedek, Windsor

Quebec|

| Montreal|

* Adath Israel
* Bagg Street
* Beth Ora
* Beth Tikvah
* Dorshei Emet
* Emanu-El-Beth Sholom
* Maghen Abraham
* Shaar Hashomayim
* Shaare Zedek
* Spanish and Portuguese

|

* Beth Israel Ohev Sholem
* House of Israel

Saskatchewan|

* Beth Israel, Edenbridge

Closed|

* Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec

By movement

| Conservative|

* Beth Shalom, Edmonton
* Shaare Zedek, Montreal
* Beth El, Newfoundland
* Shaar Shalom, Novia Scotia
* Temple Sons of Israel, Nova Scotia
* Adath Shalom, Ottawa
* B'nai Israel, St Catherines
* Shaar Hashomayim, Sudbury
* Adath Israel, Toronto
* Beach Hebrew Institute, Toronto
* Beth Tzedec, Toronto
* Beth Israel, Vancouver
* Emanu-El, Victoria
* Shaarey Zedek, Winnipeg

|

Humanistic|

* Oraynu, Toronto

Orthodox|

* Beth Ora, Alberta
* Beth Israel, Kingston
* Bagg Street, Montreal
* Spanish and Portuguese, Montreal
* Young Israel, Ottawa
* House of Israel, Quebec
* Anshei Minsk, Toronto
* Beth Jacob V'Anshei Drildz, Toronto
* Knesseth Israel, Toronto
* Shaarei Tzedec, Toronto
* Tiferet Israel, Toronto
* Shaarey Zedek, Windsor

Modern Orthodox|

* Beth Israel, Edmonton
* Beth Israel, Halifax
* Adath Israel, Montreal
* Beit Tikvah, Ottawa
* Machzikei Hadas, Ottawa
* Beth Ora, Saint Laurent
* Beth Avraham Yoseph, Toronto
* Beth Tikvah, Toronto
* Kiever, Toronto
* Shaarei Shomayim, Toronto
* Schara Tzedeck, Vancouver

Reconstructionist|

* Dorshei Emet, Montreal
* Or Haneshamah, Ottawa

Reform|

* Beth Ora, Edmonton
* Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, Montreal
* Temple Israel, Ottawa
* City Shul, Toronto
* Holy Blossom, Toronto

Unaffiliated|

* Beth Tikvah, Toronto
* First Narayever, Toronto
* Habonim, Toronto
* Stashover-Slipia, Toronto

Yet to be classified|

* Maghen Abraham, Montreal

Closed|

* Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec

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