Hebrew Institute of Riverdale

The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale (the “Congregation”), an Orthodox Congregation, is

founded on the basic tenet that being a Jew is both complementary and compatible to modern

life. It is committed to the halacha as prescribed in the Shulchan Aruch and prevailing halachic

standards (“Halacha”), and maintains that Jewish law is by far the best vehicle for a Jew to

achieve a life of meaning, purpose, happiness and responsibility within the framework of a

supportive community, and that Jewish law is a developing, flexible and tolerant system of law

that has belief in G-d and the Torah as its core value and is unwavering in its commitment to

social justice for all humankind.