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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 .
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.
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.
The OSTT was founded in 1995 by fourteen families in the Olney community, holding services in a private home on Georgia Avenue. [1]OSTT started as a branch of Ohev Sholom Talmud Torah Congregation of Washington, D.C., now known as Ohev Sholom - The National Synagogue; and OSTT became independent in 2001–2005.
TOMS RIVER -- Two applications to build shuls, or Orthodox Jewish synagogues, in the township's North Dover section are scheduled to be heard soon by the Board of Adjustment.
Orthodox synagogues in South America (1 C, 4 P) H. Haredi synagogues (1 C) M. Modern Orthodox synagogues (5 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Orthodox synagogues"
Anshei Sfard is an Orthodox congregation and synagogue located at 2904 Bardstown Road, in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. [1] Affiliated with the Orthodox Union, the synagogue offers Shabbat and Yom Tov services. [2] Prayer services are conducted in Nusach Ashkenaz.