"When Rabbi Adam Mintz's Modern Orthodox congregation was first looking for a space on the Upper West Side, finding one that worked was no simple task. Kehilat Rayim Ahuvim, the fledgling congregation, didn't have the resources - i.e. tens of millions of dollars - to buy a property and develop their own building, so the plan was to rent. But renting space for a congregation comes with very specific needs. They needed a room that could fit the entire congregation."
"Finally, after a months-long search, Mintz, on the advice of a congregant, found a spot that checked all those boxes, housed inside the National Council of Jewish Women's building on West 72nd Street. "God was smiling at us one day," Mintz said in an interview. "You can't go on StreetEasy and find a synagogue space exactly as you want it," Mintz said. "And that space on 72nd Street, I guess we walked past it every day. But it took somebody - one of our members had this amazing idea.""
A Modern Orthodox congregation on the Upper West Side sought a rental space after lacking funds to buy property. The congregation required a main room for 50 to 80 people, a secondary room for kiddush lunches, and availability on Friday nights, Saturdays, and major Jewish holidays. Congregants needed a location within walking distance after separating from Lincoln Square Synagogue over a lay leadership dispute. After months of searching, the congregation secured space inside the National Council of Jewish Women's building on West 72nd Street at a below-market rate. The arrangement provided income for NCJW and reinforced local Jewish community ties. The example illustrates the creativity and partnership required to solve the "edifice complex" in Manhattan's real-estate market.
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