Machzikei Hadas

Machzikei Hadas

Machzikei Hadas is an Orthodox synagogue in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Its current Rabbi, Dr. Reuven Bulka, took on the role in 1967. In 1994 it was the first synagogue in the Commonwealth of Nations to be granted arms by the Canadian heraldic authority. [http://www.heraldica.org/topics/jewish.htm]

The synagogue had a membership of 550 families in 2007.

External links

* [http://www.machzikeihadas.com/ Machzikei Hadas website]
* [http://www.heraldica.org/topics/pictures/machzikeihadas.jpgArms of Machzikei Hadas]
* [http://www.sculptorbrucegarner.com/CeremonialDoors.html Ceremonial bronze doors of the ark]


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