Young Israel of Bal Harbour, which has served the communities of Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Indian Creek, and Surfside for more than twenty years, will move to a new state-of-the-art building, centrally located on the corner of 96th Street and Abbot Avenue, in the fall.
Rabbi Moshe Gruenstein, spiritual leader of the congregation said, “From our humble beginnings in a small meeting room at the Coronado Hotel to our current location on the second floor of the Amtrust Bank, we have turned the dream of having our own building into a reality.”
The magnificent 400-seat sanctuary with beautiful stained glass windows, a stunning carved glass Aron Kodesh, a ballroom, social hall, and beis medrash will accommodate the growing synagogue. “We have experienced a surge of growth in the number of people who daven with us on a regular basis and especially during the winter,” said Aaron Weinberg, president of Young Israel of Bal Harbour. “The new facility will help our shul to flourish.”
Young Israel of Bal Harbour is situated in an active and culturally rich community. South Florida is noted for its diverse Jewish population and is home to the largest community of Holocaust survivors in the country.
The tri-county area of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach has more than 625,000 Jews and contains nearly 200 synagogues, three major Jewish federations, 20 Hebrew day schools and yeshivot, a Jewish museum, and a world-recognized Holocaust memorial.
For more information, call the Young Israel office at 305-866-0203.