Congregation Dorshei Emet, Reconstructionist synagogue in Hampstead, Quebec, Canada

Congregation Dorshei Emet is a Reconstructionist synagogue in Hampstead, Quebec, housed since 2003 in an unornamented rectangular building about twice the size of its predecessor. The architect was member Roseanne Moss of Fournier Gersovitz Moss et associés. The sanctuary is entered through a copper door; its stained glass windows, moved from the 1967 building, form a seven-branched menorah with the Torah ark.

The Reconstructionist Synagogue of Montreal was founded in 1960 by Rabbi Lavy Becker, who led it unpaid until the mid-1970s. Its first building on Cleve Road in Hampstead, designed by Harold Ship, opened in 1967. Membership passed 410 households by 1994, and after a 1999 building campaign the old sanctuary was torn down; the larger replacement opened for the 2003 High Holy Days.

The congregation's name, Dorshei Emet, is Hebrew for "Seekers of Truth". Its Torah scrolls came from Egypt, Morocco and Trinidad, acquired largely through Lavy Becker's efforts. Since 1993 gay and lesbian Jews and their partners and families have been welcomed as full members, and the congregation is one of only two Montreal synagogues that allow interfaith marriages.

The synagogue offers spaces for religious services, educational programs, social gatherings, and community events. Visitors should check in advance about public events or visiting times to see the building and galleries.

The congregation's Torah scrolls came from Egypt, Morocco and Trinidad; founding rabbi Lavy Becker was instrumental in acquiring them. The building itself was designed by member Roseanne Moss of Fournier Gersovitz Moss et associés architectes, and the sanctuary is entered through a copper door.