Soho Synagogue

Soho Synagogue is a "hipster" synagogue located in SoHo, a neighborhood in Manhattan, New York.[1][2] On September 15, 2009, The SoHo Synagogue signed a 7-year lease for the ground floor of 43 Crosby Street, located between Spring and Broome Streets. Designer Dror Benshetrit designed the synagogue space.[3]

The SoHo Synagogue was founded in 2005 by Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Dovi Scheiner and his wife Esty. Rabbi Scheiner is the brother of Rabbi Pesach Scheiner, leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch of Boulder,[4] Colorado,[5] and Rabbi Moshe Scheiner of the Palm Beach Synagogue.[6]

References

  1. ↑ The Jewish Week. Archived September 23, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Liebman, Shana (2005-05-21). "SoHo Synagogue - Orthodoxy for the Hipster Set". Nymag.com. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  3. ↑ Dana Rubinstein, "Mazel Tov! Young Rabbi Inks Deal For Soho’s Only Synagogue", The New York Observer, October 5, 2009.
  4. ↑ "chabadofboulder.com". chabadofboulder.com. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  5. ↑ "Rabbi Pesach Scheiner’s Brother Gets Home for Soho Synagogue". Boulderjewishnews.org. 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  6. ↑ "Palm Beach Synagogue". Palm Beach Synagogue. Retrieved 2012-01-26.

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Coordinates: 40°43′18.06″N 73°59′54.91″W / 40.7216833°N 73.9985861°W / 40.7216833; -73.9985861


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