Some Fading Reform & Conservative Synagogues Go Orthodox

Though at first reluctant, Mitchell Friedman realized the best chance of saving the synagogue he;d always considered to be "liberal Conservative" was turning it into a Chabad House. For 88 years, the Howard Beach Judea Center occupied a sand-colored brick building on a quiet residential street in Queens just four miles (6.5 kilometers) from John F. Kennedy International Airport. Over time, membership dwindled and board members like Friedman began wondering how long the synagogue could remain open.