page_title: Congregation Beit Simchat Torah
hierarchical_section_title: Congregation Beit Simchat Torah
caption_attribution_description: The main (western) entrance to the SJM Building at 130 West 30th Street, between the Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue) and Seventh Avenue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The loft building was designed by noted architect Cass Gilbert, and was constructed in 1927-1928, in what is sometimes called "Assyrian Revival" style. "Figures in Mesopotamian friezes race around the walls of the building at each setback. And, over the two entrances, stylized symmetrical lions glare in polychromed terra-cotta bas-relief. (White, Norval and Willensky, Elliot. AIA Guide to NYC (4th ed.) 2000.) The building was designated a New York City landmark in 2000.
context_page_description: Congregation Beit Simchat Torah is a synagogue located in Manhattan, New York City. It was founded in 1973, and is the world's largest LGBT synagogue. CBST serves Jews of all sexual orientations and gender identities, their families, and their friends. Members commute from as far away as the Bronx and New Jersey. The congregation is led by Senior Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and Assistant Rabbi Yael Rapport. It is not affiliated with any denomination or branch of Judaism.
context_section_description: Congregation Beit Simchat Torah ("CBST") is a synagogue located in Manhattan, New York City. It was founded in 1973, and is the world's largest LGBT synagogue. CBST serves Jews of all sexual orientations and gender identities, their families, and their friends. Members commute from as far away as the Bronx and New Jersey. The congregation is led by Senior Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum and Assistant Rabbi Yael Rapport. It is not affiliated with any denomination or branch of Judaism.
caption: The entrance to 130 West 30th Street, designed by Cass Gilbert, the location of the synagogue's first permanent home.
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