Edmond J. Safra Synagogue (Manhattan)
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The Edmond J. Safra Synagogue, organized by Congregation Beit Yaakov, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located on East 63rd Street off Fifth Avenue in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan, in New York City, New York, United States. The congregation practices in the Nusach Sefard rite.
This article is about the Manhattan synagogue. For similarly named synagogues, see Edmond J. Safra Synagogue.
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Edmond J. Safra Synagogue | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Rite | Nusach Sefard |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
Leadership | Rabbi Solomon Farhi |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 11 East 63rd Street, Upper East Side, New York City, New York |
Country | United States |
Location in Manhattan | |
Geographic coordinates | 40°46′00″N 73°58′13″W |
Architecture | |
Type | Synagogue |
Style | Beaux-Arts |
Funded by | Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation |
Date established | 2003 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 2003 |
Materials | Jerusalem stone |
Website | |
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The synagogue is one of several that are eponymous with Edmond J. Safra (1932-1999), a banker and philanthropist, partially or fully funded by the Edmond J. Safra Foundation.[1][2][3]