Lincoln Square Synagogue
The Lincoln Square Synagogue is a Modern Orthodox congregation and synagogue located at 180 Amsterdam Avenue between West 68th and 69th Streets in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.
Lincoln Square Synagogue
Rabbi Shaul Robinson
Active
United States
1964 (as a congregation)
- 1970 (200 Amsterdam Avenue)
- 2013 (180 Amsterdam Avenue)
429 worshippers
52,000 square feet (4,800 m2)
Founded in 1964, the synagogue has moved several times; the most recent move occurred in January 2013. The 2013 building is the largest synagogue built in New York City in over 50 years. The current senior rabbi is Rabbi Shaul Robinson.
Clergy[edit]
Rabbi Shaul Robinson[edit]
Rabbi Shaul Robinson is currently the senior rabbi at Lincoln Square Synagogue. Robinson has held the position since September 1, 2005. He is credited with setting up and directing the first ever "Department for Professional Rabbinic Development" in the United Kingdom.[13]
Cantor Sherwood Goffin[edit]
Cantor Sherwood Goffin served the synagogue from its founding in 1965 until he retired in 2015, only acting as Cantor occasionally on Shabbat. Cantor Goffin has been only Principal of the Lincoln Square Synagogue Feldman Hebrew School since 1965. He obtained "Cantor for Life" tenure in 1986. Cantor Goffin worked with Cantor Yaakov Lemmer.[13] Goffin died on April 2, 2019.