aries – I actually know a shul in monsey – Rav Schlessinger shul that costed well over 7 million dollars, and the rov was totaly behind it, he brought down from seforim, thay a shul is supposed to be the nicest building in the city. Also he said that its a bizayon if the the Baal Habatim that daven there, if their houses would be nicer then shul.
