Holy Blossom Temple, Toronto

Name: Holy Blossom Temple
Address: 1950 Bathurst St, Toronto, Canada

#511 among attractions in Toronto

Synagogue, Romanesque revival architecture

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The Holy Blossom Temple is a Reform synagogue located at 1950 Bathurst Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the oldest Jewish congregation in Toronto. Founded in 1856, it has more than 7,000 members. W. Gunther Plaut, who died on 8 February 2012 at the age of 99, was a long time Senior Rabbi for this synagogue. Notable members and supporters include Heather Reisman and Gerald Schwartz who made donations to create the Gerald Schwartz/Heather Reisman Centre for Jewish Learning at Holy Blossom Temple. ()

Completed: 1938 (86 years ago)Architectural style: Byzantine revivalCoordinates: 43°41'54"N, 79°25'31"W

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1950 Bathurst StYork (Cedarvale)Toronto Canada

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Holy Blossom Temple – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wychwood Barns, Eglinton Theatre, Cedarvale Park, Congregation Habonim Toronto.

1.2 miS
Park, Event space, Theater
Wychwood Barns, Toronto
32 min walk • Artscape Wychwood Barns is a community centre and park in the Bracondale Hill area of Toronto. The converted heritage building was built as a streetcar maintenance facility in 1913.
0.8 miNE
Cinema, Nightlife
Eglinton Theatre, Toronto
22 min walk • The Eglinton Theatre, is an event venue and cinema in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2016, it was designated a National Historic Site by Parks Canada and the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.
0.5 miS
Park, Trail
Cedarvale Park, Toronto
13 min walk • Cedarvale Park is a park located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bordered by very steep hills, and is located in the Cedarvale neighbourhood of Toronto. The Line 1 Yonge–University subway tunnels underneath it, between St. Clair West and Eglinton West stations; near the Markdale TTC Emergency Exit.
1 miN
Synagogue
Congregation Habonim Toronto, Toronto
27 min walk • Congregation Habonim Toronto, founded in 1954, is a liberal reform synagogue located at 5 Glen Park Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and one of the first Holocaust refugee/survivor congregations to develop in Canada.
1 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Grace Church on-the-Hill, Toronto
25 min walk • Grace Church on-the-Hill is a parish of the Anglican Church of Canada in the Diocese of Toronto. The parish church is located at 300 Lonsdale Road, in the Forest Hill area of Toronto, Ontario.
1.4 miSE
Church, Postmodern architecture, Spiritual
First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto, Toronto
37 min walk • The First Unitarian Congregation of Toronto is a Unitarian Universalist congregation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is affiliated with the Canadian Unitarian Council. It is the largest of six UU congregations and fellowships in the Greater Toronto Area.
1.2 miSW
Park
Fairbank Memorial Park, Toronto
31 min walk • Fairbank Memorial Park is a park located in the neighbourhood of Fairbank in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1.2 miNE
Park, Baseball field, Playground
Eglinton Park, Toronto
31 min walk • Eglinton Park is a public park located in the North Toronto neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a few blocks west of the Eglinton Subway Station. It is bounded on the south end by Eglinton Avenue West, on the north by Roselawn Aveunue.
0.9 miNE
Living Life on the Avenue
St. James-Bond Church, Toronto
24 min walk • St. James-Bond United Church, at 1066 Avenue Road in Toronto, Ontario, was a United Church of Canada congregation from 1928 to 2005, when it merged with Fairlawn Heights United Church in the Yonge Street and Lawrence Avenue area. The "St. James-Bond" name derived from the merger of St.
1.3 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church, Spiritual
Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto
33 min walk • Timothy Eaton Memorial Church is a historic church located at 230 St. Clair Avenue West in Toronto, Ontario. It was completed in 1915 as the church building for a Methodist congregation.
1.7 miNW
Tower, Modernist architecture
CIBC 750 Lawrence, Toronto
44 min walk • CIBC 750 Lawrence is a two-tower office complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, built in the early 1980s. It is part of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce's head office operations outside of Commerce Court and the main headquarters of CIBC Credit Card Services, including Visa call centres and Visa operations.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Holy Blossom Temple?

Nearby attractions include Beth Tzedec Congregation, Toronto (6 min walk), Humewood–Cedarvale, Toronto (7 min walk), Cedarvale Park, Toronto (13 min walk), Roselawn Avenue Cemetery, Toronto (18 min walk).

How to get to Holy Blossom Temple by public transport?

The nearest stations to Holy Blossom Temple:

Bus

Eglinton West Station • Lines: 63, 63A (14 min walk)
Marlee Ave • Lines: 63 (18 min walk)

Metro

Eglinton West • Lines: 1 (15 min walk)
St. Clair West • Lines: 1 (27 min walk)

Tram

St. Clair West Station • Lines: 512 (28 min walk)
Vaughan • Lines: 512 (29 min walk)