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, in the 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 |
|
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 that did not charge a membership fee was loosing 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]