North Shore Synagogue

{{Short description|Australian Modern Orthodox Jewish synagogue}}

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| location = Treatts Road, {{NSWcity|Lindfield}}, Sydney, New South Wales

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The North Shore Synagogue is a Modern Orthodox Jewish synagogue located in the Sydney suburb of {{NSWcity|Lindfield}}, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1947, and having built its synagogue in 1950,{{cite web |url=https://www.nss.asn.au/history |title=History |work=The North Shore Synagogue |date=2017 |access-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402101839/https://www.nss.asn.au/history |archive-date=2 April 2019 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }} it is the oldest synagogue on Sydney's North Shore.

Overview

For thirty years the rabbi at the North Shore Synagogue was Rabbi David Rogut {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} who retired in 2003. The current Rabbi is Rabbi Paul Lewin. North Shore Synagogue also has a Chazan, Zvi Teichtahl who came to the synagogue in 2008. Past Chazans have been Rabbi Binyamin Tanny and Danny Sloman. The North Shore Synagogue contains a Choir, a Book group called "One Chapter at a Time"{{Cite web |title=One Chapter at a time |url=https://www.nss.asn.au/one-chapter-at-a-time |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=North Shore Synagogue |language=en}} and a North Shore Jewish Women's group. The current president of the North Shore Synagogue is Ken Wolfsohn. Past presidents include Trevor Collins, Ken Wolfsohn, Sarah Zukerman, Calvin Stein and David Blitz. On Friday nights, Saturdays and religious festivals the synagogue conducts a children's service which is led by various youth over the age of fourteen.

The synagogue houses the Reverend Katz Library that has more than 5000 books available for the community to use.{{Cite web |title=Library |url=https://www.nss.asn.au/library-1 |access-date=2022-07-29 |website=North Shore Synagogue |language=en}}

1991 attempted arson attack

The North Shore Synagogue was one of five synagogues in Sydney targeted in a series of arson arson incidents, occurring between 26 January and 28 March 1991.Rutland, S. (2006). Negotiating Religious Dialogue: A Response to the Recent Increase in Anti-Semitism in Australia. Negotiating the Sacred: Blasphemy and Sacrilege in a Multicultural Society, 17-30.Jones, J. (2006). The Jewish Community of Australia and Its Challenges. Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Of the five synagogues attacked, the arsonists failed to set the North Shore Synagogue alight due to a security guard thwarting the incident. The guard was injured in the course of the attack.{{cite news |title=Sydney's synagogue fires 1991-93 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/261924158 |access-date=14 December 2024 |work=The Australian Jewish News |issue=4 | volume=62 |edition=Melbourne |date=30 September 1994 |location=Melbourne |page=4}}