Rabbi Benjamin Goldschmidt: From a Homeless Shul to a $35 Million Home

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every chabas we start renting a different place in Manhattan every week. >> Every week a different place. >> Different place. Because >> he was trying to build a new Jewish community in one of the most expensive cities in the world. There was just one problem. They didn't have a shul. >> Every week you didn't know where a shul was until you got the email and it started growing like 100 150 200 200 >> really. So each week was there ever like a week where it was already Tuesday and you did not know where you were going to be? >> It was a point like we're 2 years into it. We couldn't keep on going. it. We couldn't keep on going. >> They had to find a permanent place in Manhattan and somehow they did it. Is it public? How much you guys bought it for? >> It's $35 million. >> Bought a $35 million building for the show. [music] >> Not me. The Shaw bought it. Yeah. So, it's actually was a private home of Thomas Lamont, the head of JP Morgan [music] after JP Morgan died. >> Is it modern orthodox? Is it very? Is it Haish? Is there a label? It's a growthoriented Jew. I don't believe in static religious observance. >> Is there any hot take that you're sitting on these days? the number one reason for going off the D. I just want to ask you for 30 seconds if

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