Congregation Ezra Bessaroth


Congregation Ezra Bessaroth is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 5412 Wilson Avenue South, in the Seward Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, in the United States.
Established in 1914, Ezra Bessaroth is one of Seattle's two Sephardic congregations, the other being Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation. Ezra Bessaroth maintains the liturgy and customs of the Mediterranean Island of Rhodes.

Leadership

Rabbis

The following individuals have served as rabbi of Congregation Ezra Bessaroth:
OrdinalRabbiTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1Isidore KahanApril 25, 1939May 1959
2Abraham ShalemMay 1959November 1962
3William Greenberg1990 years
4Yamin Levy19902000 years
5September 2001
6Ron-Ami MeyersAugust 2011July 2018
7David BenchlouchJuly 2022incumbent

Cantors

Yogev Nuna was cantor of Ezra Bessaroth for several years.
Isaac Azose was chazan of Ezra Bessaroth from March 1966 to the end of 1999. He has published several siddurim for the needs of the Sephardic Jewish communities.