 By 2009 , the congregation had decided to erect a new synagogue on land it had purchased from Gates of Prayer , part of the lot on which the Gates of Prayer synagogue stood . For the 2009 High Holy Days , Topolosky planned to launch a capital campaign to raise $ 1 million towards the construction of the building . The new building at 4004 West Esplanade Avenue was completed and occupied in August 2012 . The old building , which still stood vacant , had been purchased by a surgeon for use as medical offices . All that was saved from it and brought to the new building were a bimah ( originally from the building on Carondelet Street ) , a ner <unk> , two menorahs , a <unk> , and " a stained @-@ glass window and a wooden plaque honoring pioneer donor families from Carondelet Street " . The <unk> had previously been featured and lit at the 2010 White House Hanukkah Party . 
