in 1926, and in 1930 was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, where he was strongly influenced by Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan, the creator of Reconstructionist Judaism.

[9] The Reconstructionist Synagogue of Montreal originally resembled a chavurah, and worshiped in a number of different locations.

[7][10][11] The synagogue's Torah scrolls came from Egypt, Morocco and Trinidad; Becker was instrumental in acquiring them.

[10] In 1964, the congregation acquired land on Cleve Road in Hampstead, and began construction of its first building there.

[5] Dorshei Emet began accepting non-Jewish partners of members as a gerei toshav in 1985.

[13] Its 1994 constitution, however, clarified that while a non-Jewish spouse of a member was considered a ger toshav, and "may be welcomed into the synagogue", he or she was not "entitled to membership in the congregation".

[13] The congregation's growth made it impossible for all members to worship together; the original synagogue building had been sized for no more than 150 families.

On the High Holy Days, when around 600 people attended (versus 150 on a typical Shabbat), services were split between the sanctuary and a school auditorium/gymnasium.

[17] Additional stained glass windows were created by Montreal's Studio du Verre in 2005.

During the day, the interior is illuminated by natural light entering through the translucent walls overhead.

In May 2009, Dorshei Emet commissioned female scribe Jen Taylor Friedman to write a new Torah scroll, in honor of the congregation's 50th anniversary.

According to Aigen, the synagogue "is an egalitarian, participatory community of Jews where women have always been equal players and full participants in Jewish ritual life, including reading from the Torah".