Congregation Ahavath Torah
| Congregation Ahavath Torah | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Modern Orthodox Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 240 Broad Avenue, Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey |
| Country | United States |
  Location in Bergen County, New Jersey | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°52′59″N 73°58′24″W / 40.88307°N 73.97327°W |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1895 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1958 |
| Website | |
| ahavathtorah | |
Congregation Ahavath Torah is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located at 240 Broad Avenue, in Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, in the United States.[1][2][3][4]
History
[edit]The synagogue traces its roots back to 1895, and was the first synagogue in Bergen County, New Jersey.[5][1][4] The first eight families in the congregation held services in each others homes after purchasing a Sefer Torah, later renting spaces on Armory Street and Durie Avenue. The first synagogue was built on an 18x30 feet property on Humphrey Street in 1911 when the synagogue reached a membership of fifty families. An old church on Englewood Avenue was purchased for the synagogue once this space couldn't sustain the growing congregation. The current building on Broad Avenue was built in 1958 to match the needs of the synagogue.[6]
In 2016, it opened a mikveh with two pools.[7] In 2017 it had about 750 families.[8]
Among the Shabbat morning minyanim, the synagogue includes a Sephardic minyan known as the Benaroya Sephardic Center.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Olitzky, Kerry M.; Raphael, Marc Lee Raphael (1996). The American Synagogue:A Historical Dictionary and Sourcebook. Greenwood. ISBN 0313288569.
- ^ Schleier, Curt (April 23, 2020). "The musician Shulem on being the first artist raised Hasidic to sign with a major record label". Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
- ^ Viders, Hillary (December 21, 2018). "Extraordinary Englewood: Rabbi Chaim Poupko". Northern Valley Press.
- ^ a b Bouton-Goldberg, Bobbie; Brown, Arnold; Buchbinder, Mary (1998). Englewood and Englewood Cliffs. Arcadia. ISBN 0752413244.
- ^ Friedman, Jeanette (July 6, 2006). "Ahavath Torah expands". Jewish Standard.
- ^ "About: History". Congregation Ahavath Torah. 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Schwartz, Bracha (July 28, 2016). "Mikvah Opens at Englewood's Ahavath Torah". Jewish Link.
- ^ Palmer, Joanne (April 27, 2017). "Another trip on Goldin Way". Jewish Standard.
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