For the community of Remsen Village/ East Flatbush, growth was inevitable.

Crown Heights is a small community, and has always been very limited in the space it had to offer young families, who were just getting started in their lives, and trying to raise a Chasidishe family in the “Daled Amos” of the Rebbe.

With few options, a small group of families ventured out to extend what was always perceived as the the border of Crown Heights, and moved to the neighborhood of East Flatbush.

Once a thriving center for Jewish life, East Flatbush was virtually unrecognizable to its former residents, mostly comprised of immigrants seeking a better Jewish life on American soil, unrecognizable, until a few years ago when these few families made the symbolic return to the neighborhood.

In the few years that followed, the growth has simply been staggering, with well over 130 families calling Remsen Village/East Flatbush their home, and that number is growing still.

The focal point and ״base” of any Jewish community has always been the shul, a community center which has regrettably evaded this growing community for several years, resulting in creative improvisations of utilizing people’s private basements to host shiurim and davening.

All that changed a few months ago when, in what was clearly Divine intervention, a beautiful building became available for purchase, right in the corner of Remsen Avenue. The size of the building and its proximity to virtually all residents, magnified by the simple fact that it was available, has made securing this building not only incredibly important, but indeed absolutely necessary in order to sustain the continued growth and development of the community.

The plans are in place to host minyanim, classes for men and women, a Mikvah, adults and children’s libraries, as well as children’s playroom and a Simcha hall.

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