Congregation Chasam Sopher

Congregation Chasam Sopher
Synagogue entrance in 2008
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Azriel Siff
Status	Active
Location
Location	10 Clinton Street Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Country	United States
Location in Lower Manhattan
Geographic coordinates	40°43′15″N 73°59′02″W
Architecture
Type	Synagogue
Style	Romanesque Revival
Date established	1892 (as a congregation)
Completed	1853
Website
chasamsopher.org

Congregation Chasam Sopher is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 10 Clinton Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, in New York City, New York, United States.

History

The congregation was formed in 1892 by the merger of two congregations of immigrants from Poland. It occupies a historic Romanesque Revival synagogue building built in 1853 by Congregation Rodeph Sholom. The synagogue building is among the oldest synagogues still standing in the United States, the second-oldest synagogue building in New York, and the oldest still in use in the state.^[1]

Renovation of the upstairs, completed in 2006, included conservation of the Torah ark, the installation of new stained-glass windows, and stripping the interior of paint to expose the original wood. The outside was also landscaped, creating a garden for the neighborhood.^[2]

As of 2011^[update], the rabbi was Azriel Siff.^{[3][self-published source?]}

References

1. Gordon, Mark W. (1996). "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues". American Jewish History. 84 (1) (2019 revised ed.): 11–27.
2. Austerlitz, Saul (October 28, 2007). "Synagogues tell story of Lower East Side's past". The Boston Globe.
3. "Leadership". Congregation Chasam Sofer. n.d. Retrieved May 14, 2011.^{[self-published source?]}

External links

• Official website