Soho Synagogue Explained

SoHo Synagogue
Festivals:	-->
Organizational Status:	-->
Functional Status:	Closed
Location:	43 Crosby Street, SoHo, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Country:	United States
Map Type:	Lower Manhattan
Map Size:	250
Map Relief:	1
Coordinates:	40.7217°N -73.9986°W
Architect:	Dror Benshetrit
Funded By:	Katrin and Tony Sosnick
Established:	2005
Year Completed:	2011
Date Destroyed:	-->
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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]}

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 that 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Soho Synagogue . The Jewish Week . https://web.archive.org/web/20080923112525/http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c237_a1573/Special_Sections/Directions.html . September 23, 2008 .
2. Web site: Liebman . Shana . SoHo Synagogue - Orthodoxy for the Hipster Set . New York Magazine . 2005-05-21 . 2012-01-26.
3. Web site: Home page . Chabad of Boulder . 2012-01-26.
4. Web site: Rabbi Pesach Scheiner's Brother Gets Home for Soho Synagogue . Boulder Jewish News . 2009-10-07 . 2012-01-26.
5. News: Liebman, Shana . Can a Shul Be Cool? . New York Magazine . April 15, 2005 . March 9, 2024 .
6. Web site: SoHo Synagogue / Dror . ArchDaily . August 1, 2011 . March 9, 2024 .
7. News: Rubinstein, Dana . https://web.archive.org/web/20091007222104/http://www.observer.com/2009/real-estate/mazel-tov-young-rabbi-inks-deal-soho%E2%80%99s-only-synagogue . 2009-10-07 . Mazel Tov! Young Rabbi Inks Deal For Soho's Only Synagogue . The New York Observer' . October 5, 2009 .
8. News: Mala, Elisa . Space of the Week: Not Your Father's Shul . New York Magazine . July 6, 2011 . March 9, 2024 . subscription .
9. News: Krueger, Alyson . This Synagogue Is Breaking Away from a 2,000-Year-Old Model and Solving Judaism's Biggest Problem . . October 13, 2015 . March 9, 2024 .
10. News: New York's hip SoHo Synagogue sets sights on West Coast . . October 28, 2015 . March 9, 2024 .