Lincoln Square Synagogue
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The Lincoln Square Synagogue at 200 Amsterdam Avenue at the corner of West 69th Street in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, was founded as a congregation in 1964 by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin.[1] The travertine building it formerly occupied was built in 1970, and was designed by the firm of Hausman & Rosemberg.[2] The synagogue moved to a new building designed by Cetra/Ruddy[3] at 180 Amsterdam Avenue at West 68th Street in mid-January 2013.[4] The new bulding, the largest new synagogue in New York City in 50 years,[5]comprises 52,000 square feet,[3] including a sanctuary able to hold 429 people,[6]
Rabbi Shaul Robinson is currently the senior rabbi at LSS, which is affiliated with Modern Orthodox Judaism. Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald heads the popular Beginners Minyan at the synagogue.
Supreme Court justice Elena Kagan had her bat mitzvah at the synagogue.[7]
References
- Notes
- ^ Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7., p.130
- ^ White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5., p.323
- ^ a b Gardner, James. "Lincoln Square’s new shul looks nothing especially synagogue-like" The Real Deal (February 24, 2012)
- ^ Landowne, Morton. "Entering Lincoln Square’s Second Temple Period" The Jewish Week (January 15, 2013)
- ^ Staff. "Giant Lincoln Square Synagogue a go" The Real Deal (May 11, 2007)
- ^ Rosenblat, Gary. "If You Build It, Will They Come?" The Jewish Week (January 2, 2013)
- ^ Foderaro, Lisa W. "As a Girl, Kagen Tested the Boundaries of Her Faith" New York Times (May 12, 2010)
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