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Ari Goldman is correct (“Only the Subway Stop Remains,” Directions, Dec. 28) when he describes much of the iconic shopping of the Lower East Side — Bernstein’s, Ratner’s, Spitzer’s — as no longer present along Essex, Delancey and Rivington streets. It is equally true, however, that a vibrant Jewish community still exists and thrives along […]

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The comprehensive column by Gary Rosenblatt about the new Lincoln Square Synagogue building (“Lincoln Square Gamble: If You Build It, Will They Come?” Jan. 4) interested me greatly. I have had the privilege of serving as the LSS chazzan for the past 47 years, through all its periods of “heyday” and “decline.” Yes, we are […]

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The story of the Lincoln Square Synagogue’s financial disaster in constructing a new building (“Lincoln Square Gamble: If You Build It, Will They Come?” Jan. 4) presents a lesson for all congregational leaders about the risks of succumbing to the “edifice complex.”   A congregation outgrows its home, and the board of trustees commits to build […]

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