Congregation Ahavath Chesed

It would be easy to walk right past the East End Temple. From the street, it does not look how one might expect an active synagogue to appear. It is part of a row house designed by the renowned Beaux-Arts architect Richard Morris Hunt for Sidney Webster, a governor of New York, United States senator, … read more
For as long as people have immigrated to Manhattan, they have congregated in devotional practice. As it is written on one of the walls of the Vedanta Society, “Truth is one; sages call it variously.”
Whether consecrated in their name or acquired long after, the buildings that house congregations … read more
Starting out on my journey across 29th Street expecting to find the usual mix of modern day commerce and high-rise apartments, my first encounter was with a centuries-old white clapboard farmhouse, Rose Hill Historic House. … read more
Engaging in conversation with Barbara Gerber-Krasner, the president of Or Olam, I learned that they have not always been on 55th Street. The synagogue, founded in 1906, started out in a storefront on Second Avenue. The congregation, known then as B’nei Leive, came to its current site in 1916. The building … read more
The history of the Sutton Place Synagogue can be traced back to 1901. The Congregation Beth Hamidrash Hachhagadol Talmud Torah met in a loft above a blacksmith’s on East 50th Street until 1906, when they upgraded to a space at the current address. The building was purchased from Congregation Orach Chayim, … read more