‘Important new chapter’: NYC’s Park East Synagogue partners with local Chabad
Luke Tress is The Times of Israel's New York correspondent.NEW YORK — A local Chabad chapter and New York City’s Park East Synagogue have announced a partnership, highlighting the Chabad Hasidic movement’s growing influence and marking a step forward for the prominent Modern Orthodox synagogue.Park East, founded in 1890 and located on the Upper East Side, and Chabad of the Upper East Side announced the collaboration in Friday statements to members.Park East will host most of Chabad of the Upper East Side’s activities, Chabad’s Rabbi Ben Tzion Krasnianski will serve as an associate rabbi at the synagogue and Rabbi Yosef Wilhelm, who directs Chabad Young Professionals Upper East Side, will be an assistant rabbi.The synagogue’s Rabbi Arthur Schneier and president, Les Lieberman, said in a message to members that “this collaboration brings together two vibrant Jewish communities with a shared commitment to Torah, prayer, education, and acts of kindness.”The message…
New York City's Park East Synagogue and Chabad of the Upper East Side announced a new partnership, effective next month on Rosh Hashanah. This collaboration will see Park East host most of Chabad's activities, with Rabbi Ben Tzion Krasnianski becoming an associate rabbi and Rabbi Yosef Wilhelm an assistant rabbi at the synagogue. The partnership aims to offer enhanced Shabbat programming, classes, and holiday celebrations. Both institutions anticipate benefits; Chabad gains a prominent venue, while Park East, a Modern Orthodox synagogue founded in 1890, can engage Chabad's network of young people. Rabbi Arthur Schneier and president Les Lieberman called it an "important new chapter" for the synagogue, bringing together "two vibrant Jewish communities with a shared commitment to Torah, prayer, education, and acts of kindness."
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