Guide to the Lincoln Square Synagogue Records 1963-2000

Guide to the Lincoln Square Synagogue Records
1963-2000


Collection Overview
Creator:	Lincoln Square Synagogue (New York, N.Y.)
Title:	Lincoln Square Synagogue Records
Dates:	1963-2000
Size:	80 Linear feet
Number of Boxes:	54 record cartons, 1 flat box and two oversized items.
Abstract:	The collection consists of administrative records, printed material, audio and video recordings, photographs and slides, rabbis' files and adult educational materials of Lincoln Square Synagogue, a Modern Orthodox congregation on Manhattan's Upper West Side.
Languages:	Materials are primarily in English with a small amount of Hebrew.
Call No:	2013.001

About This Guide

Finding aid encoded March, 2013

Finding aid encoded in English.

Lincoln Square Synagogue's origins can be traced to a small group of individuals who envisioned a vibrant, welcoming congregation on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Its first formal services were on the High Holidays in 1963, at which a rabbi from the Jewish Theological Seminary officiated. Through the encouragement of Yeshiva University's Community Services Division and under the dynamic leadership of the congregation's founding rabbi, Steven (Shlomo) Riskin, the members were encouraged to adopt a more traditionally observant Judaism.

During the period Riskin served as its rabbi, Lincoln Square Synagogue grew into a premier Modern Orthodox congregation with a broad array of religious, educational and communal services and activities. Its reputation and influence reached well beyond its physical environs, and its innovative outreach and adult educational programs were widely modeled by other institutions. Since Rabbi Riskin settled in Israel in 1983, the congregation has been served by rabbinic and administrative leadership in keeping with its mission of being a model for harmonizing observant Judaism and contemporary life for the broader Jewish community.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of administrative records, printed material, audio and video recordings, photographs and slides, and files of the synagogue's rabbis as well as from its adult educational and outreach institute.

Index Terms

This collection has been indexed under the following terms:

Persons:

Berman, Saul J.

Brander, Kenneth

Riskin, Shlomo

Subjects:

Jewish Religious Education of Adults

Jews -- New York (State) -- New York

Jews -- Return to Orthodox Judaism

Orthodox Judaism -- New York (State) -- New York

Rabbis -- New York (State) -- New York

Synagogues -- New York (State) -- New York

Places:

Upper West Side (New York, N.Y.) -- Ethnic relations

Upper West Side (New York, N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs

Document Types:

Administrative records

Correspondence

Newsletters

Printed ephemera

Programs

Slides (photographs)

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Conditions Governing Access and Use

Conditions Governing Access

Access is limited as collection is unprocessed.

Conditions Governing Use

Restrictions may apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of materials in this collection. Please contact the Curator of Special Collections for information regarding Yeshiva University's reproduction policies and fees.

Alternative Form Available

Digital versions of synagogue bulletins in this collection can be viewed here.