Society for the Advancement of Judaism

Society for the Advancement of Judaism

The Society for the Advancement of Judaism is a synagogue and Jewish organization in New York City, on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Founded in 1922 by Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan, the founder of Reconstructionist Judaism, the synagogue is jointly affiliated with the Conservative and Reconstructionist Jewish movements.

The current rabbi is Michael Strassfeld.

External links

* [http://www.thesaj.org Synagogue website]


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