Sephardic synagogue of the Moroccan tradition, since 1965
The Moroccan synagogue on Sheppard Avenue.
Tiferet Israel was started by families newly arrived in Toronto from Morocco. We still pray here today, in the melodies and customs our parents and grandparents brought with them.
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A big family in a small room
We are an Orthodox Sephardic congregation, and most of us are Moroccan: Spanish speakers and French speakers, with children and grandchildren who answer in English. Our tefillah and our ceremonies follow the tradition of our ancestors, down to the tunes.
It is a small synagogue. People notice when you walk in, and somebody will find you a seat.
You do not have to be Moroccan, or a member, to pray with us. Come on Friday night or for Shabbat morning.
- Candle lighting
- Friday
- Friday night
- see WhatsApp
- Shaharit
- 9:00 a.m.
- Shabbat ends
- nightfall
Times are calculated for Toronto each week.
Friday night, the way it was in Morocco
Shir HaShirim, the Song of Songs, is read here every Friday evening, with Minha and Arvit for Shabbat. The time changes with the season and is announced in our WhatsApp group each week.
Shabbat morning begins at 9:00.
Full prayer scheduleFrom Bathurst and Wilson to Sheppard Avenue
Newcomers from Morocco begin praying together near Bathurst and Wilson and form a congregation.
On November 24, the congregation buys the lot at 756 Sheppard Avenue West.
Ground is broken in May. The synagogue is inaugurated on September 5.
Come and visit
756 Sheppard Avenue WestToronto, Ontario M3H 2S8
North side of Sheppard, just east of Goddard Street and a few minutes west of Bathurst. Look for the red-brick building with arched windows and a green canopy over the door.
(416) 633-1874
tiferetisrael18@gmail.com