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This is a list of Orthodox synagogues around the world. In the United States and Canada, many Orthodox synagogues are affiliated with Chabad , the National Council of Young Israel , or the Orthodox Union .
Areas and locations in the United States where Orthodox Jews live in significant communities. These are areas that have within them an Orthodox Jewish community in which there is a sizable and cohesive population, which has its own eruvs, community organizations, businesses, day schools, yeshivas, and/or synagogues that serve the members of the local Orthodox community who may at times be the ...
A mechitza most commonly means the physical divider placed between the men's and women's sections in Orthodox synagogues and at religious celebrations. The idea behind this is twofold. First, mingling of the sexes is generally frowned upon, as this leads to frivolity, which itself may lead to promiscuity.
Pages in category "Orthodox synagogues in the United States" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Modern Orthodox synagogues in New York (state) (1 C, 2 P) W. Modern Orthodox synagogues in Washington, D.C. (3 P)
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.
The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America was founded as a lay synagogue federation in 1898 by Rabbi Henry Pereira Mendes.Its founding members were predominately modern, Western-educated Orthodox rabbis and lay leaders, of whom several were affiliated with the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), which originated as an Orthodox institution to combat the hegemony of the Reform movement.
Beth Sholom Congregation and Talmud Torah (abbreviated as BSCTT) is a Modern Orthodox synagogue on Seven Locks Road in Potomac, Maryland, in the United States. [1] The largest Orthodox synagogue in the Washington metropolitan area , [ 2 ] it is led by Rabbi Nissan Antine.