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congregation shaarey zedek

Oldest Orthodox Synagogue in Windsor

founded 1893

 

Rabbi's welcome message
Welcome from our rabbi
Why is our video on Google?

 


Request-A-Prayer

 


Kiddush Club

 

Kosher Symbols
Kosher Symbols

 

Shabbat Candles
Candle lighting times
for Windsor, Ontario.

 

Orthodox Union of Synagogues
Shaarey Zedek is a member of
the Orthodox Union of Synagogues

 

 
   

Lest We Forget

25 ways to help Israel

 

Welcome to our shul
Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Windsor's oldest Orthodox synagogue, has been in three different locations since its inception.  Since 1958, it has been located at the corner of Lillian and Giles Blvd.

To learn more about our history, please see our History page. If you have a broadband connection and would like to hear a welcome message from our rabbi, please click here or on the rabbi's photograph located at the left of the screen.

Shabbat begins at 7:30PM during summer

In a move designed to make it easier for some congregrants to attend Shabbat services at a "reasonable hour", Rabbi Krupnik has agreed to a request to try holding Friday night services at 7:30pm EDT beginning June 20, 2008.  This should allow congregants to finish services much earlier than normal and rejoin their families at home, and is also intended to make it easier for some people who might not otherwise attend services to come to shul.

A side effect of this action will be to officially welcome Shabbat at an earlier time for all of Windsor's Jewish population; since Jewish law states that Shabbat officially begins when the last synagogue in the city begins Shabbat.  With Congegration Shaarey Zedek being the only synagogue celebrating the beginning of Shabbat, we will, by default, be setting the starting time for the entire city.

As well as being extended an invitation to join us for Shabbat minyan, members of the Jewish community are also invited to comment on this decision.

Upcoming Kiddush Club Events

Date
Sponsor(s) Reason / Occasion
Feb 28 '09
Mrs. R Novak In honour of Morris Novak's yahrzeit.

News

We have been very fortunate to achieve a minyan for nearly every Friday night, Saturday morning, Saturday evening, and yom tov service. Still, we welcome those new to Windsor, or those disenchanted by the offerings in other shuls to come try us out. We think you'll enjoy the feeling you get from returning to traditional orthodox worship. And there's nothing that beats the comraderie of a small group of like-minded people.

Charitable projects supported by local synagogues

One of the members of our Jewish community, Betzalel Folk, has spearheaded a local drive to collect donations for a worthy cause in Israel. Although Betzalel is not a member of our congregation, he joins our minyan when his shul cannot muster one of their own. A separate page of this website has been devoted to his charitable efforts. Please do what you can to support the underprivileged school children.

Tell us what you think of our website

In a concession to modern life, a decision was recently made to create a web presence for Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Windsor.  Although concerns about privacy and personal security have resulted in removal of some of our material, we're going to make an attempt to keep this site fresh and up to date. Your comments are welcome, and if you'd like to contribute material to the site, please click on either link above to send us an email.

 
 

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  
 

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Please take some time to read the President's Message.


CHATZOR HAGLILIT

You can help the children of Chatzor Haglilit in Israel.


WHO'S BLOWING OUR HORN

The websites below are all advertising the existence of our synagogue to the world at large.  We thank them for the exposure, and suggest you take some time to check them out.

 

 

Jewish Canada

Jewish Canada

 

 

 

Information Windsor

Information Windsor

 

 

 

Community Information Online Consortium

Community Information Online Consortium

 

 

 

Kosher Delight - Jewish Online Magazine

Kosher Delight

 

 

 

Jewish in Toronto

Jewish in Toronto

 

 

 

israelim.com

israelim.com

 

 

 

Orthodox Union

Orthodox Union

 

 

 

Orthodox Union

Canadian Jewish Congress

 

 

 

U of W Jewish Students Assocation

University of Windsor Jewish Students Association

 

 

 

JN Online

JN Online

 

 

 

 

If you hear of any other directories who are listing us, please let me know, so they can be added to this list.

 

 

WEBMASTER'S MESSAGE

I'd like to thank all those who have made suggestions and furnished material for this website.  Without your input, this project would not be worthwhile.

Jack Eisenberg