Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath

This article is about the current congregation and synagogue. For a former synagogue building used by this congregation, see Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute.
Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath
The present synagogue, in 2009
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
RiteAshkenazi
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
LeadershipRabbi Yaakov Tanenbaum
StatusActive
Location
Location5145 South Morgan Street, Seward Park, Seattle, Washington 98118
Location in Seattle
Coordinates47°32′37″N 122°16′00″W / 47.54361341979439°N 122.2667056045517°W / 47.54361341979439; -122.2667056045517
Architecture
Established1891 (as a congregation)
Completed
  • 1914 (104 17th Avenue S)
  • c. 1960s (Seward Park)
  • 1972 (current site)
Website
bcmhseattle.org

Bikur Cholim Machzikay Hadath, abbreviated as BCMH, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 5145 South Morgan Street, in the Seward Park neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, in the United States. Founded in 1891, it is the oldest synagogue in Washington state; and practises Ashkenazi traditions.

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