Chevra Ahavas Yisroel Explained
| Chevra Ahavas Yisroel |
| Native Name: | Hebrew: חברה אהבת ישראל |
| Religious Affiliation: | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite: | Chabad Hasidic |
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| Organisational Status: | Synagogue |
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| Leadership: | Rabbi Moshe Gitler |
| Functional Status: | Active |
| Location: | 306 Albany Avenue, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York 11213 |
| Country: | United States |
| Map Type: | New York City |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 40.6699°N -73.9396°W |
| Founded By: | Rabbi Chezzi Denebeim |
| Established: | 2011 |
| Year Completed: | 2012 |
| Date Destroyed: | --> |
| Elevation Ft: | --> |
Chevra Ahavas Yisroel (Hebrew: חברה אהבת ישראל), abbreviated as CAY, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 306 Albany Avenue, Crown Heights, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. The congregation is associated with the Chabad Hasidic movement.[1]
Activities
The synagogue was founded in 2011,[2] [3] and purchased a permanent synagogue building in 2012.[4] Although the congregants are mostly members of the Chabad movement, services include litigurical styles similar to Carlebach minyanim.[5] [6] The congregation has garnered local attention for their popular programming.[7] [8]
See also
Notes and References
- News: For Chabad misfits, a place to call home . Lieber, Chavie . . February 26, 2013 .
- Web site: Cay Celebrates Third Year . COLlive.com . March 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140314060249/http://http.collive.com/index.rtx?page=38 . March 14, 2014 . dead .
- Web site: CAY Celebrates 3 Years . CrownHeights.info . March 10, 2014 .
- Web site: Chevra Ahavas Yisroel Closes on New Home . 7 June 2012 .
- News: CAY Shul Review . FrumSatire.net . March 10, 2014 .
- News: Weichselbaum, Lehman . Carlebach-Inspired Shul Finding Home In Crown Hts. . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413143845/http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/new-york-news/carlebach-inspired-shul-finding-home-crown-hts . 2014-04-13 . The Jewish Week . September 20, 2011 .
- Web site: Crown Heights Shul Pulls an All-Nighter, TED Style . Sharp, Sonja . DNAinfo.com . May 29, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140314043835/http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120529/crown-heights/crown-heights-shul-pulls-all-nighter-ted-style . March 14, 2014 .
- Web site: 'Awakening' Leads to a Toned-Down Purim Party in Brooklyn . Sharp, Sonja . . March 12, 2014 . March 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140314043823/http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303369904579425080235584604?mobile=y#printMode . March 14, 2014 . dead .
