Magen David Sephardic Congregation

Modern Orthodox synagogue in Maryland, United States

39°02′26″N 77°06′47″W / 39.040676117°N 77.113151550°W / 39.040676117; -77.113151550ArchitectureTypeSynagogueDate established1966 (as a congregation)Completed1998Websitemagendavidsephardic.org

Magen David Sephardic Congregation-Beit Eliahu (abbreviated as MDSCBE) is a Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in North Bethesda, Maryland, in the United States. The congregation practices in the Sephardi rite.[1]

History

The first Sephardi Jews began to immigrate to Washington, D.C. in the 1910s and 1920s. Most early Sephardi immigrants to Washington, D.C. were from Turkey and Greece. By the 1940s, Moroccan Jews began to immigrate to Washington, D.C.; immigrants from Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, and elsewhere soon followed. By 1966, these immigrants and their descendants had formed a board of directors for what would become Magen David Sephardic Congregation and a charter was enacted. Due to a lack of a permanent space, the congregation was hosted by a variety of Ashkenazi congregations. The early years of the congregation had a heavily Moroccan style, but gradually began to adopt a more broadly North African and Middle Eastern style as other immigrants joined. Magen David welcomed Ashkenazi visitors and members and embraced European influences, but maintained its Sephardi traditions.

During the 1980s, the congregation met at Tifereth Israel, a Conservative synagogue in Washington, D.C. Later, services were held at Ohr Kodesh, a Conservative synagogue in Chevy Chase.[2] By 1984, the congregation had purchased a building in Rockville, and by 1987, had its first rabbi. Due to surging membership, the congregation needed a larger space. By 1998, prayers were being held in a new synagogue that was built in North Bethesda.[3][4]

The congregation is affiliated with the Orthodox Union.[5]

See also

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  • Judaism portal

References

  1. ^ "Magen David Sephardic Congregation". Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Sephardic minyan eschews gender roles". Washington Jewish Week. March 20, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "A Place Sephardim Call Home". Magen David Sephardic Congregation. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Washington's Sephardic Community". Capital Jewish Museum. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Magen David Sephardic Congregation". Orthodox Union. Retrieved January 2, 2023.

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