Lincoln Park Jewish Center

Coordinates: 40°55′00″N 73°52′22″W / 40.916567°N 73.872693°W / 40.916567; -73.872693 The Lincoln Park Jewish Center is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located in 311 Central Park Avenue in Yonkers, New York.

The originally Ashkenazi congregation was revitalized in the early 21st century by Rabbi Rigoberto Emanuel Viñas, a Cuban-American Jew. According to the New York Times, Rabbi Viñas has attracted a large number of Hispanic Jews to the congregation, including Holocaust survivors that had settled in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Jews with roots in Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Spain.[1] He is particularly noted for performing "ceremonies of return" for anusim.[2][3][4][5]

The synagogue hosts El Centro de Estudios Torat Emet, a Spanish-language Jewish education and spirituality center.

References

  1. ↑ "Youth Is Served for an Aging Congregation," New York Times, April 22, 2005, retrieved June 23, 2011 .
  2. ↑ Medina, Jennifer (2005-04-22). "Youth Is Served for an Aging Congregation". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  3. ↑ "Spanish-speaking Jews reclaim their heritage". The Riverdale Press. 2001-02-01.
  4. ↑ "A Spanish accent". Jewish Week. 2001-08-24.
  5. ↑ "Party paints Judaism in many colors". Jewish Bulletin.

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