Hebrew Institute of Riverdale

{{short description|Modern Orthodox synagogue in the Bronx, New York}}

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The Bayit

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| location = 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Riverdale (The Bronx), New York City, New York

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| leadership = {{ubl|Rabbi Steven Exler|Rabbanit Bracha Jaffe {{small|(Associate)}}|Rabba Sara Hurwitz {{small|(Part time)}}}}

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| established = 1924 {{small|(as the Hebrew Institute of University Heights)}}

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The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, commonly called The Bayit, is a Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue at 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City, New York, United States.

The congregation's founding dates from 1924 and was led by Rabbi Avi Weiss from 1973 to 2015.{{cite news |url=http://www.jta.org/2014/10/17/news-opinion/united-states/rabbi-avi-weiss-to-step-down-as-rabbi-of-hebrew-institute-of-riverdale |title=Rabbi Avi Weiss to step down as rabbi of Hebrew Institute of Riverdale |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141018220455/http://www.jta.org/2014/10/17/news-opinion/united-states/rabbi-avi-weiss-to-step-down-as-rabbi-of-hebrew-institute-of-riverdale |archive-date=2014-10-18 |work=Jewish Telegraph Agency |date=October 17, 2014 |access-date= |author= }} Weiss has since assumed the role as Rabbi in Residence and Rabbi Steven Exler assumed the role of Senior Rabbi.{{Cite web |title=Staff Bios |url=http://www.thebayit.org/staff |website=Hebrew Institute of Riverdale |date=n.d. |access-date=2016-01-22}}

The congregation is known for its pioneering of women's participation in prayer and Torah study.{{cite book |author-link=Avi Weiss |last=Weiss |first=Avi |title=Women at Prayer: A Halakhic Analysis of Women's Prayer Groups |publisher=KTAV Publishing House |year=2001 |page=xii}} The synagogue introduced one Friday night "the first woman to lead this service in an established Orthodox synagogue in front of a mixed congregation."{{cite magazine |magazine=Moment (magazine) |url=https://momentmag.com/do-1-rabba-2-rabbis-and-1-yeshiva-a-new-denomination |title=Do 1 Rabba, 2 Rabbis and 1 Yeshiva = a New Denomination? |author=Breger, Sarah |date=March 8, 2013 |access-date= }}