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| Park Avenue Synagogue | |
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Hebrew:אגודת ישרים | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
| Rite | Ashkenazic |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership |
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| Year consecrated | March 27, 1927 |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 50 East 87th Street |
| Municipality | Manhattan |
| State | New York |
| Country | United States |
  Location inUpper East Side,Manhattan | |
| Coordinates | 40°46′52″N73°57′28″W / 40.781217°N 73.957878°W /40.781217; -73.957878 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Style | Moorish |
| Established | 1882(as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Website | |
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ThePark Avenue Synagogue (Hebrew:אגודת ישרים,romanized: Agudat Yesharim,lit. 'The Association of the Righteous') is aConservative Jewish congregation at 50 East 87th Street on theUpper East Side ofManhattan inNew York City,New York. It was founded in 1882.[1]
The congregation was founded in 1882 as theReform congregation, "Temple Gates of Hope", by a group ofGerman Jews.[2] After several mergers, the congregation took the Hebrew name "Agudat Yesharim", and later petitioned the state of New York to change the official name of the congregation to "Park Avenue Synagogue" in 1923. In 1927, the presentMoorish-style building on East 87th Street was constructed.[3] By the 1930s, the congregation changed its affiliation from Reform Judaism to Conservative in order to accommodate the merger of the congregation with several other congregations containing large numbers of Eastern European Jews.
In July 2008 senior rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove became leader of the synagogue. In 2009,Azi Schwartz joined as senior cantor.[4] In July 2013, rabbis Neil Zuckerman and Ethan Witkovsky joined the team. The congregation has been led by notable rabbis includingMilton Steinberg andJudah Nadich.[5][6]
The synagogue’s grand Moorish-style sanctuary on East 87th Street was dedicated on March 27, 1927, in a ceremony attended by then-mayor Jimmy Walker.[3] The ornate building was added onto in 1954 and again in 1980, with a six-story structure extending west to Madison Avenue.
In 2014, Park Avenue Synagogue undertook a renovation and expansion led byMBB Architects and Judaica artist Amy Reichert,[7][8] beginning with a master plan for the 87th Street facilities and a newly acquired building on 89th Street.[9][10] TheEli M. Black Lifelong Learning Center, located in a 1912Neoclassical townhouse, was dedicated in 2017.[3] The main synagogue house on 87th Street, re-dedicated in 2019, was renovated to include community gathering areas, two new dedicated prayer spaces, a glassed-in stair, and the display of modern stained-glass panels designed by American artist Adolf Gottlieb.[11][12][13]
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