Editing Meir Kahane (section)

===Pulpit rabbi===
[[File:Meir Kahane.jpg|right|thumb|Kahane in [[Canarsie]] in 1975]]
In 1958, Kahane became the rabbi of the [[Howard Beach, Queens|Howard Beach]] Jewish Center in Queens, New York City. Although the synagogue was originally [[Conservative Judaism|Conservative]], rather than strictly [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]], the board of directors agreed to Kahane's conditions, which included resigning from the Conservative movement's [[United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism|United Synagogue of America]], installing a [[Mechitza|partition separating men and women]] during prayer, instituting traditional prayers, and maintaining a [[kosher]] kitchen.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Rabbi Meir Kahane: His Life and Thought Vol. One: 1932–1975|last = Kahane|first = Libby|publisher = Urim Publications|year = 2008|isbn = 978-965-524-008-5|location = Israel|page = 42|quote = Meir accepted the rabbinical position at the Howard Beach Jewish Center (HBJC) with certain conditions. He demanded Orthodox practices, even though none of the synagogue's members were observant: a kosher kitchen, traditional prayers, and separate seating for men and women with a mechitza (partition) between them. Another condition was that the synagogue resign from the Conservative movement's United Synagogues of America. Remarkably, the board of directors agreed to all these terms, perhaps because the salary which Meir accepted was far lower than that of a Reform or Conservative rabbi.|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=pK4RAQAAIAAJ}}</ref> At the Jewish Center, Kahane influenced many of the synagogue's youngsters to adopt a more observant lifestyle, which often troubled parents.<ref>{{cite book|title= From Washington Avenue to Washington Street|year=2011|publisher=Gefen Books|isbn=978-965-229-5651|author= Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff |quote= Meir's primary success in this position was to be his undoing. Many of the youngsters were enchanted by the new rabbi and his mesmerizing personality. Much to their parents’ chagrin, some of these children began to observe the dietary and [[Sabbath]] laws.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iVaEZwEACAAJ}}</ref><ref>"Rabbi Meir Kahane: His Life and Thought", pp. 48, 49.</ref> He trained [[Arlo Guthrie]] for his [[bar mitzvah]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Tugend |first=Tom |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/a_jewish_visit_to_guthries_land_20041203/ |title=A Jewish Visit to Guthrie's Land |website=JewishJournal.com |publisher=Tribe Media Corp |date=December 2, 2004 |access-date=January 1, 2012 |archive-date=May 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529184625/http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/a_jewish_visit_to_guthries_land_20041203/ |url-status=live }}</ref> When his contract was not renewed, he soon published an article entitled "End of the Miracle of Howard Beach". That was Kahane's first article in ''[[The Jewish Press]]'', an American Orthodox Jewish weekly for which he would continue to write for the rest of his life.<ref>Rakeffet-Rothkoff, Aaron. [http://www.ou.org/index.php/jewish_action/article/50163/ Review of ''Rabbi Meir Kahane: His Life and Thought''] He also served as an assistant rabbi in the Young Israel of Laurelton, and as rabbi of the Rochdale Village Jewish Center.{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913042344/http://www.ou.org/index.php/jewish_action/article/50163/ |date=September 13, 2009 }}, ''Jewish Action''.</ref> Kahane also used the pen name David Sinai, and the pseudonyms Michael King, David Borac, and Martin Keene.<ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.ou.org/index.php/jewish_action/article/50163/ |contribution=Rabbi Meir Kahane: His Life and Thought |title=Jewish Action |year=2008 |publisher=OU |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913042344/http://www.ou.org/index.php/jewish_action/article/50163/ |archive-date=September 13, 2009 }}</ref>