Riverdale Temple

The Riverdale Temple is a Reform synagogue in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City.[1] The congregation was founded in 1947.[2]

In the 2009 New York City bomb plot, a group of American Muslims planned to blow up the temple.[3] On May 30, 2009, New York Governor David Paterson announced he would give the Riverdale Jewish Center and the Riverdale Temple $25,000 each to improve their security. The money will come from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and will primarily involve the installation of alarms and surveillance equipment.[4]

In 2009, the rabbi was Judith S. Lewis.[1] In July 2015, Rabbi Lewis retired and was succeeded by Rabbi Thomas Gardner.

References
  1. Freedman, Samuel G. "Two Rabbis Find They’re Separated Only by Doctrine", The New York Times, May 30, 2009.
  2. Olitzky, Kerry M.; Raphael, Marc Lee. The American Synagogue: A Historical Dictionary and Sourcebook, Greenwood Press, June 30, 1996, p. 224
  3. Hernandez, Javier C.; Chan, Sewell. "N.Y. Bomb Plot Suspects Acted Alone, Police Say", The New York Times, May 21, 2009.
  4. "Targeted Bronx synagogues to get security funds" Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, June 2, 2009.

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