Cedar Shingle Roofing at the Baal Shem Tov Shul
We recently had the privilege of roofing the Baal Shem Tov Shul located in New York. This building is a replica of a Ukranian Shul by the same name that was torn down during WWII. This replica even includes bricks various Poland Shuls, as well as bricks from the Mila 18 Bunker (The Rockland Daily).
For the roof portion, they requested the faux-thatch look which was created by using our steam-bent cedar shingles along with a drunken weave installation pattern. Shingles used in this installation were #1 Fivex Western Red Cedar Shingles, with some being steam-bent to fit the curve of the dormers.
We were so honored to have a part in the making of this building, and hope it lives on to serve the people as well as the memories proudly.
