 In the wake of Katrina another 50 member families left New Orleans , including the rabbi 's . The congregation began sharing space with Gates of Prayer , a Reform synagogue in Metairie , a suburb of New Orleans . In 2009 , the congregation purchased land from Gates of Prayer , and by 2012 had built a new synagogue next to it at 4000 West Esplanade Avenue . As of 2016 the rabbi was Gabriel Greenberg . 
