Soho Synagogue was an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 43 Crosby Street, in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.[1][2]
| SoHo Synagogue | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism (former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue (2005–c. 2015) |
| Status | Closed |
| Location | |
| Location | 43 Crosby Street, SoHo, Manhattan, New York City, New York |
| Country | United States |
  Location of the former synagogue in Lower Manhattan | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°43′18″N 73°59′55″W / 40.72167°N 73.99861°W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Dror Benshetrit |
| Founder |
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| Funded by | Katrin and Tony Sosnick |
| Date established | 2005 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 2011 |
The congregation was founded in 2005 by Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Dovi Scheiner and his wife Esty.[3][4][5]
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. Previously a Gucci retail outlet, designer Dror Benshetrit transformed the space into an oppulant synagogue to cater for the growing "hipster" Jewish community.[6][7][8]
By 2015, the congregation, which did not charge a membership fee, was losing money. An online spin off of the physical synagogue, called Synago, was established in 2015,[9] yet ultimately failed. In late 2015, Scheiner was trying to establish a similar synagogue in Los Angeles.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Soho Synagogue". The Jewish Week. Archived from the original on September 23, 2008.[dead link]
- ^ Liebman, Shana (May 21, 2005). "SoHo Synagogue - Orthodoxy for the Hipster Set". New York Magazine. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "Home page". Chabad of Boulder. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "Rabbi Pesach Scheiner's Brother Gets Home for Soho Synagogue". Boulder Jewish News. October 7, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ Liebman, Shana (April 15, 2005). "Can a Shul Be Cool?". New York Magazine. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "SoHo Synagogue / Dror". ArchDaily. August 1, 2011. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Rubinstein, Dana (October 5, 2009). "Mazel Tov! Young Rabbi Inks Deal For Soho's Only Synagogue". The New York Observer'. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009.
- ^ Mala, Elisa (July 6, 2011). "Space of the Week: Not Your Father's Shul". New York Magazine. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ Krueger, Alyson (October 13, 2015). "This Synagogue Is Breaking Away from a 2,000-Year-Old Model and Solving Judaism's Biggest Problem". Forbes. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "New York's hip SoHo Synagogue sets sights on West Coast". Jewish Journal. October 28, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
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