Congregation Chasam Sopher

Congregation Chasam Sopher is an Orthodox synagogue located at 10 Clinton Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

Congregation Chasam Sopher
Synagogue entrance
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
LeadershipRabbi: Azriel Siff
StatusActive
Location
Location10 Clinton Street
Lower East Side, New York City
Geographic coordinates40.720913°N 73.983843°W / 40.720913; -73.983843
Architecture
StyleRomanesque Revival
Completed1853
Website
chasamsopher.org

It 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. It is among the oldest synagogue buildings 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]

The synagogue is "[p]ractically next door" to the Clinton Street Baking Company & Restaurant.[3]

As of 2011, the rabbi was Azriel Siff.[4]

References
  1. Gordon, Mark W. "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues", American Jewish History, 84.1, 1996, pp. 11–27. 2019 article update.
  2. Austerlitz, Saul. "Synagogues tell story of Lower East Side's past", The Boston Globe, October 28, 2007.
  3. Asimov, Eric. "And to Think that I Ate it on Clinton Street", The New York Times, April 10, 2002.
  4. Leadership, Chasam Sofer website. Accessed May 14, 2011.
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