Congregation Ahavath Torah

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Congregation Ahavath Torah
Religion
Affiliation Modern Orthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Synagogue
StatusActive
Location
Location240 Broad Avenue, Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey
CountryUnited States
Location map of Bergen County, New Jersey.svg
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Geographic coordinates 40°52′59″N73°58′24″W / 40.88307°N 73.97327°W / 40.88307; -73.97327
Architecture
Date established1895 (as a congregation)
Completed1958
Website
ahavathtorah.org

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]

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History

The synagogue traces its roots back to 1895, and was the first synagogue in Bergen County, New Jersey. [5] [1] [4] The current synagogue on Broad Avenue was completed in 1958, after earlier minyans and synagogues located on Armory Street, Durie Avenue, on Humphrey Street (1911), and on Englewood Avenue. [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.

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  5. Friedman, Jeanette (July 6, 2006). "Ahavath Torah expands". Jewish Standard.
  6. "About: History". Congregation Ahavath Torah. 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  7. Schwartz, Bracha (July 28, 2016). "Mikvah Opens at Englewood's Ahavath Torah". Jewish Link.
  8. Palmer, Joanne (April 27, 2017). "Another trip on Goldin Way". Jewish Standard.