Edmond J Safra Synagogue of Brooklyn

When we built the building, they said it's uh it's too big. We're 2 years in and now people are saying we might have uh not built it big enough. We've exceeded our expectations. Their life has changed from this building. It's not just that they're learning Torah, their whole life, their whole [music] view on the world is different for having spending 7 days a week, morning and night in this building. Then you see so many people learning, younger, [music] older, women's classes going on over here. There's just a lot of excitement in this building. Coming to Shacharis in the morning is exciting. It's it's got a buzz and an aura and it it and it's really about the Rabbi and what he attracts. But it's open 24/7. There are different shifts that happen. We have a program that starts 11:00 p.m. at night to 5:00 a.m. 5:00 a.m. we have another shift that comes in till about 10:00 in the morning. Then throughout the day people come and learn all day long. At night again it starts at 6:00 p.m. all the way up to 11:00 and then we start again. >> How are you spending your nights? What are you doing at home? Not much. And you have an opportunity in our shul to come and put yourself on a path to gain Torah wisdom. You see the kids that are coming to the program on fire. There's a lot of things going on in the synagogue in in the realm of learning [music] Torah, which is which is really the main facet of the synagogue. Anybody can open up a synagogue, get 10 people, answer by the pool and call it a day. Right now as we're talking, there's groups upstairs, young kids learning Torah with Rabbi Mermelstein. And then [music] you have uh the girls programs with Rabbi Baham. He has 100 girls come on Thursday nights before our Thursday night class. Thursday night class is broadcasted [music] to many many communities around the world. It's like a TV show. It's couples that come every Thursday night. It's Parashah. Besides the ladies class that's that in the afternoon. Uh Rabbi Schwebel is incredible with his classes. People love him. Come on Shabbat and see what's going on on Shabbat. Learning I'm talking. After the prayers are over, you have your matzah, whatever you did. Friday morning, Parashah class. And this is an old class we've been giving for many years. But in the shul in that library on the first floor with all the tzaddikim on the wall you get 40, 50 men, regulars that come to that class to hear something deep on Parashat Tazria. We just started another class with Isaac J. Kassin on the night, 8:00 in Emunah. It's it's going to be a superstar class. He's a [music] superstar and and they're going to love it. My father, may he live and be well, he gives classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays for retirees. I'm not retired, but I have a hard time walking by that room and not getting drawn in to whatever they're talking about. And they love it. We're buying the books. Just need to pay the teachers. I've spearheaded the construction of [music] the new Beit Midrash Ahel Moshe. My family has decided to donate uh both in time and money into uh designing [music] a very special room has been designed uh to have Torah learning uninterrupted 24/7. Uh we have a vast library. We're spending hundreds [music] of thousands of dollars on books. And does that mean that we're going to put all those sefarim to work? Every Rabbi is a diamond. And I know from the smiles on the faces of the students that come to learn in every single kabura. The Rabbi really has a passion for Torah. He makes learning Torah fun and energetic. The best choice you can make is to come join our Torah center, get involved in one of our great kaburot. But the second best choice you can make is to invest in the Torah that we have here in EJSS. You all have to say is that Mashiach is coming soon. The curtain of world history is is coming down. This is your chance to finally take some of your money and your maaser or whatever they be and and and and and deposit it in the bank of the bank of tzaddakah, the bank of Torah. I vouch for this program. I'm I'm the mashgiach of this uh this restaurant. And I'm telling you that we're serving up a lot of good dishes in here.