Mount Sinai Jewish Center

Mount Sinai Jewish Center

Coordinates: 40°51′16.15″N 73°56′2.76″W / 40.8544861°N 73.9341°W / 40.8544861; -73.9341

Mount Sinai in the Spring

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

It is located at 135 Bennett Ave (at the corner of 187th street and Broadway).

History

It is a conglomeration of 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[1].

Since 2000, Mount Sinai has seen a massive resurgence due to the influx of many young, religious Jews moving to the neighborhood.

Currently Rabbi Ezra Schwartz serves as the rabbi.

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