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Mount Sinai Jewish Center

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “orthodox jewish ashkenazi congregation in the washington heights / hudson heights neighborhood”. Today it says “modern orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue that practices in the ashkenazi rite”.
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Mount Sinai Jewish Center is a Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue that practices in the Ashkenazi rite , located in the Washington Heights and Hudson Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City , New York , United States. The building's main entrance is at 135 Bennett Avenue at the corner of 187th Street, and it spans the entire block to Broadway .

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “orthodox jewish ashkenazi congregation in the washington heights / hudson heights neighborhood”. Today it says “modern orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue that practices in the ashkenazi rite”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

orthodox jewish ashkenazi congregation in the washington heights / hudson heights neighborhood

Now

modern orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue that practices in the ashkenazi rite

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