Belzer Hassidm have one of the biggest shuls on earth. This behemouth is located in Kiryat Belz--the Belz colony, in Jerusalem.
The Shul is pimped out. The paroches on the aron is made of woven gold, intricate carvings adorn the ark, and the mikve has as many flavors of heat as one could possibly imagine.
To pay for all this pimpage, the Belzers raised a lot of money from their adherents all around the globe. They also sold seats to important donors, even donors living in faraway Boro Park.
When you buy a seat in Belz, the give you a gold leaf certificate. It has a painting of the shul on it. You get a seat (needless to say) in a stunningly gorgoeous shul.
In spirituality, its all about the benjamins (and the Rokeachs) and you get what you pay for.
