Often, we are quick to find blame with others but yet are unable to give constructive responses. There seems to be a tendency to doubt almost everything. Do we not have faith in our own people's strengths and in our institutions? Can we afford distrust amongst ourselves?

When I started this project, I was a young architect. I was very apprehensive about any changes to the design. Whether I wanted to or not, I learned that you can accept some changes to its form without compromising its intent. But it's a leap of faith that I didn't want to make initially - to put it mildly.

Faith is the response to something which is calling us from the timeless part of our reality.

When you have put all your faith in man and continue to be disappointed, don't you hope there is something out of there that is not of human element?

The orthodox Jewish faith practically excludes woman from religious life.