About Us

Ahi Ezer Congregation has served the Sephardic community for almost 100 years, starting when the new immigrants from Syria came to the lower east side on Essex Street. Later on, as the community members moved to Brooklyn, Ahi Ezer Congregation moved to 64th Street, then to 71st Street and now, for the past 40 years, Ahi Ezer has been located on Ocean Parkway and Avenue S.

Ahi Ezer is involved in many projects that serve the Sephardic Jewish community in Brooklyn. They are truly one of the important organizations in our area.

There have been several families that have gone above and beyond to help the beloved organization grow and they deserve special thanks. They are the Maslaton family, the Bibi family, the Dayan family, the Zalta family, the Escava family, the Mann family, the Cohen family and the Azrak family. They were leaders in building the synagogues, yeshivot, Torah Center senior housing and other projects that have benefited the community.

The Maslaton family has guided the congregation spiritually for the past 100 years. First there was Rabbi Mordechai Maslaton A”H, then Rabbi Sion Maslaton A”H and now Rabbi Shaul Maslaton. They have led the congregants spiritually for generation after generation, by uniting and inspiring each member of the synagogue in spiritual growth.