Kehilat Orach Eliezer
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Kehilat Orach Eliezer traces its roots to 1983 when Rabbi Rabbi Louis (Eliezer) Finkelstein z"l, former chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary, became unable to leave his home to attend Shabbat and holiday services. At that time, a small group of people dedicated to the mitzvah of bikkur cholim (visiting the ill) and interested in serious davening (prayer) began to meet at his apartment. This practice continued for nearly eight years until Rabbi Finkelstein's death in 1991. At that time, under the guidance of Rabbi David Weiss Halivni, the group decided to continue meeting in a new makom tefilah (place of prayer), the Jewish Home and Hospital for Aged on 106th Street, and with a new name, chosen in Rabbi Finkelstein's memory. The minyan has continued to grow throughout the years and in 1998 moved to the American Youth Hostel at 103rd Street and Amsterdam Avenue.
