Congregation Beth Israel West Side Jewish Center
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Not to be confused with the Jewish Center, an Orthodox synagogue on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
For similarly named synagogues, see Beth Israel.
Congregation Beth Israel, commonly referred to as the West Side Jewish Center or, in more recent years, the Hudson Yards Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 347 West 34th Street, in the Garment District of Manhattan, in New York City, New York,[1][3] in the United States. Established in 1890, the congregation completed its current building near Penn Station in 1925.[3]
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West Side Jewish Center | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
Leadership | Rabbi Jason Herman |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 347 West 34th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York 10001 |
Country | United States |
Location in Manhattan | |
Geographic coordinates | 40°45′11″N 73°59′43″W |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Gronenberg & Leuchtag |
Type | Synagogue |
Style | Neo-classical |
Date established | 1890 (as a congregation) |
Groundbreaking | 1924 |
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Website | |
westsidejewishcenter | |
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Rabbi Jason Herman has served as rabbi since 2005.[2] Previous rabbis have included Joseph Schick,[5] Norman Lamm,[6] and Solomon Kahane.[7]