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Mount Sinai Jewish Center

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Ashkenazi

Website
  
www.mtsinaishul.com

Ecclesiastical or organizational status
  
Synagogue

Leadership
  
Rabbi Ezra Schwartz

Phone
  
+1 212-568-1900

Mount Sinai Jewish Center

Location
  
135 Bennett Ave Manhattan, New York United States

Affiliation
  
Modern Orthodox Judaism

Address
  
135 Bennett Ave, New York, NY 10040, USA

Similar
  
Khal Adath Jeshurun, Congregation Ohab Zedek, Beth Hamedrash Hagodol, Fifth Avenue Synagogue, Jewish Center

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The Mount Sinai Jewish Center (MSJC) is an Orthodox Jewish Ashkenazi congregation in the Washington Heights / Hudson Heights neighborhood, in the New York City borough of Manhattan.

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The building's main entrance is at 135 Bennett Avenue at the corner of W. 187th Street, and it spans the entire block to Broadway.

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History

The congregation is the successor to many shuls that have merged over the past 102 years. Its official title is Mount Sinai Anshe Emeth, Emez Wozedek Jewish Center of Washington Heights & Beth Hillel & Beth Israel.

Since 2002, Mount Sinai has seen a massive resurgence due to the influx of many young, religious Jews moving to the neighborhood.

Present

The current rabbi is Rabbi Ezra Schwartz, who also serves as a Rosh yeshiva at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary

Mount Sinai offers a wide range of programming for the Washington Heights Jewish community, including prayer services, lectures and programs for children, singles, families and seniors.

References

Mount Sinai Jewish Center Wikipedia