Baal Shem Tov Shul

Inaugurated on Tisha B'Av, the day that the liquidation of the Warsaw Ghetto began, the newly built Shul in Wesley Hills, NY is a stunning replica of the historic Baal Shem Tov’s synagogue in Medzhybizh, Ukraine. The Baal Shem Tov, founder of the Chassidic movement, breathed joy, hope, inspiration and spirituality into the lives of the Jews of Eastern Europe, then and now.

Arguably one of the most unique Shul structures in America today, the building includes 22 bricks that were retrieved from the rubble of synagogues destroyed during the Holocaust, as well as fragments from the remains of the Mila 18 bunker in the Warsaw Ghetto. A special brick-laying ceremony was held with a group of Holocaust survivors where they stand as an everlasting memorial to our glorious past, and a reminder of our sacred duty to the next generation.

We look forward to welcoming you!