Beth Israel Synagogue, Modern Orthodox synagogue in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Beth Israel Synagogue is a Modern Orthodox synagogue at 1480 Oxford Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Formally chartered by a Private Member's Bill in the Nova Scotia legislature in 1895, it grew out of the Baron de Hirsch Hebrew Benevolent Society, formed in 1890 and named after Baron Maurice de Hirsch. It is one of the few synagogues in the region with a functioning mikveh.

Beth Israel grew out of the Baron de Hirsch Hebrew Benevolent Society, formed in 1890 and named after Baron Maurice de Hirsch. The congregation was formally chartered by a Private Member's Bill in the Nova Scotia legislature in 1895, making it the first Orthodox congregation in Canada east of Montreal. In 1953, several families left to form Shaar Shalom Synagogue.

Beth Israel is a Modern Orthodox congregation, and its name comes from the Hebrew for "House of Israel". It grew out of the Baron de Hirsch Hebrew Benevolent Society, named after Baron Maurice de Hirsch, and it keeps the only daily minyan in Canada east of Montreal. It is also one of the few synagogues in the region with a working mikveh.

The synagogue at 1480 Oxford Street holds the only daily minyan in Canada east of Montreal, so prayer times follow a daily cycle; check them before visiting. It also keeps a functioning mikveh, one of few in the region. Men are expected to cover their heads, and visitors should dress modestly.

Beth Israel still holds the only daily minyan in Canada east of Montreal, and it is one of the few synagogues in the region with a working mikveh. Its 1895 charter grew out of the Baron de Hirsch Hebrew Benevolent Society, formed in 1890 and named for Baron Maurice de Hirsch.