Congregation Shaare Zion, New York City

#744 among attractions in New York City

Synagogue, Modernist architecture

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Facts and practical information

Congregation Shaare Zion is an Orthodox Sephardic synagogue located at 2030 Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, New York. Shaare Zion typically has an estimated 1,500 worshipers who attend its services Fridays and Saturdays for Shabbat making it one of the largest Sephardic synagogues in North America. In its over fifty years of existence, the synagogue has hosted over ten thousand occasions including Brit milahs, Bar mitzvas, engagements and weddings. The synagogue generally serves the Aleppo or descendants of the Syrian Jewish community. ()

Architectural style: ModernCoordinates: 40°35'57"N, 73°57'60"W

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2030 Ocean ParkwaySouthern Brooklyn (Gravesend)New York City United States

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Day trips

Congregation Shaare Zion – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Holocaust Memorial Park, B'nai Yosef Synagogue, Seth Low Playground, Kingsway Jewish Center.

1.3 miSE
Memorial
The Holocaust Memorial Park, New York City
35 min walk • The Holocaust Memorial Park is a public Holocaust memorial park located at the water's edge between Emmons Avenue and Shore Boulevard in Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn.
0.7 miN
Synagogue
B'nai Yosef Synagogue, New York City
18 min walk • The B'nai Yosef Synagogue, formerly Magen David Congregation of Ocean Parkway, is an Orthodox Sephardi synagogue at the 1616 Ocean Parkway and Avenue P in Brooklyn, New York.
1.2 miNW
Park
Seth Low Playground, Sea Gate
31 min walk • Seth Low Playground is a five-acre park located in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn. The park is named after Seth Low, a former Mayor of New York City and president of Columbia University. The City acquired this playground in 1924 as a park.
1.6 miNE
Synagogue
Kingsway Jewish Center, New York City
41 min walk • Kingsway Jewish Center is a historic Modern Orthodox synagogue at 2810 Nostrand Ave. in Midwood, Brooklyn, New York, New York.
0.5 miSW
Cemetery
Old Gravesend Cemetery, New York City
14 min walk • Old Gravesend Cemetery is a historic cemetery at Gravesend Neck Road and McDonald Avenue in Gravesend, Brooklyn, New York, New York. The cemetery was founded about 1658 and contains the graves of a number of the original patentees and their families. Lady Deborah Moody, founder of Gravesend, is believed to be buried in the cemetery.
0.8 miN
Synagogue
Jewish Center of Kings Highway, New York City
20 min walk • Jewish Center of Kings Highway is a historic synagogue at 1202–1218 Avenue P in Midwood, Brooklyn in New York City, USA. The synagogue was built between 1928 and 1930 and is a two-story-with-basement building faced in brick. It has a cast stone temple front with four engaged Corinthian order piers.
1.3 miSW
Park
Anthony Catanzaro Square, New York City
34 min walk • Anthony Catanzaro Square is located within a traffic triangle that is the result of three street grids that meet in the Bath Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.
1.2 miN
Cycling, Bike path
Ocean Parkway, New York City
32 min walk • Ocean Parkway is a 4.86-mile boulevard in the west-central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is inventoried by the New York State Department of Transportation as New York State Route 908H, an unsigned reference route.
0.4 miE
Synagogue, Gothic Revival architecture
Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush, New York City
10 min walk • Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush is a historic synagogue at 1981 Homecrest Ave. in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It was built in 1927 and is a two-story plus basement, rectangular red brick building with decorative white glazed terra cotta trim. It has a tripartite front facade with a central parapet.
1.2 miNW
Street
Bay Parkway, New York City
32 min walk • Bay Parkway is a 2.7-mile boulevard/parkway in the west portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
0.9 miN
Street
Coney Island Avenue, New York City
24 min walk • Coney Island Avenue is a road in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that runs north-south for a distance of roughly five miles, almost parallel to Ocean Parkway and Ocean Avenue.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Congregation Shaare Zion?

Nearby attractions include The Edmond J Safra Synagogue, New York City (10 min walk), Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush, New York City (10 min walk), Gravesend, New York City (12 min walk), Old Gravesend Cemetery, New York City (14 min walk).

How to get to Congregation Shaare Zion by public transport?

The nearest stations to Congregation Shaare Zion:

Metro

Avenue U • Lines: <F>, F (12 min walk)
Kings Highway • Lines: <F>, F (12 min walk)

Bus

86th Street & West 8th Street • Lines: B1, B4 (20 min walk)