Jerusalem: Synagogue

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Western Wall

Ancient sacred site for Jewish prayer The Western Wall, also known as the Wailing Wall, is a place of profound historical and spiritual significance located in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel. This ancient limestone wall is a remnant of the Second Jewish Temple, which was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE.

Hurva Synagogue

Nestled within the historic heart of Jerusalem's Old City, the Hurva Synagogue stands as a testament to the resilience and enduring spirit of the Jewish people. This storied synagogue, whose name translates to "The Ruin," has a history that is as layered as the city it...

Little Western Wall

The Little Western Wall, also known as HaKotel HaKatan, the Small Kotel, and the Kleiner Koisel is a Jewish religious site located in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem near the Iron Gate to the Temple Mount.

Nabi Samwil

The Tomb of Samuel, commonly known as Nebi Samuel or Nebi Samwil, is the traditional burial site of the biblical Jewish and Islamic prophet Samuel, atop a steep hill at an elevation of 908 meters above sea level.

Four Sephardic Synagogues

18th-century synagogue within a complex The Four Sephardic Synagogues are located in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. They form a complex of four adjoining synagogues.

Great Synagogue

Religious complex with guided tours The Great Synagogue of Jerusalem, is located at 56 King George Street, Jerusalem, Israel. Rabbi Zalman Druck was the spiritual leader from the synagogue's establishment until his death on 11 December 2009.

Zoharei Chama Synagogue

Zoharei Chama Synagogue, also spelled Zohorei Chama, colloquially known as the Sundial Building or Mahane Yehuda Clock Tower, is a three-story stone building with a wooden attic on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem, Israel, which features a huge, 5-metre diameter sundial on its façade.

Belz

Belz is a Hasidic dynasty founded in the town of Belz in Western Ukraine, near the Polish border, historically the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland.

Ramban Synagogue

The Ramban Synagogue, is the second oldest active synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem. It was founded by the scholar and rabbi Nachmanides in 1267, to serve the local Jewish community, which expanded because of the synagogue's presence.

Ades Synagogue

The Ades Synagogue, also known as the Great Synagogue Ades of the Glorious Aleppo Community, located in Jerusalem's Nachlaot neighborhood, was established by Syrian immigrants in 1901. It is considered to be the center of Syrian Hazzanut in Israel.

Hecht Synagogue

Hecht Synagogue is a synagogue located on the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Rabbi Dr. I. Goldstein Synagogue

The Rabbi Dr. I. Goldstein Synagogue is a synagogue on the Edmond J. Safra Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University in Israel named in honor of Rabbi Israel Goldstein, an American-born Israeli rabbi, author, and Zionist leader.

David's Tomb

David's Tomb is a site believed by some to be the burial place of biblical king David of Israel, according to a Late Medieval tradition beginning in the 9th CE, some two millennia after the time of David.

Yeshivat Aderet Eliyahu

Yeshivat Aderet Eliyahu, commonly referred to as "Zilberman's," is a Haredi, Lithuanian educational facility located between the Jewish and Muslim quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem.

Beit El Kabbalist yeshiva

Beit El Kabbalist yeshiva, is a center of kabbalistic study in Jerusalem. After 1948, it was rebuilt in the Ruhama neighbourhood of West Jerusalem. In 1974, a new branch opened in the Old City.

Wilson's Arch

Wilson's Arch is the modern name for an ancient stone arch from Jerusalem, the first in a row of arches that supported a large bridge connecting the Herodian Temple Mount with the Upper City on the opposite Western Hill.

Beit HaNassi

The President's House, known in Hebrew as Beit HaNassi and Mishkan HaNassi, is the official residence of the President of Israel. It is located in the Talbiya neighborhood of Jerusalem.

Italian Synagogue

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Yashlatz

Yashlatz is a National Religious yeshiva high school in Jerusalem. It was founded in 1964 by Rabbi Yaakov Filber, one of the foremost students of Rav Tzvi Yehuda HaCohen Kook, to serve as institution of choice for teenage boys of the Mercaz Harav community.

Or Zaruaa Synagogue

The Or Zaruaa Synagogue, Nachlaot, Jerusalem- Hebrew: בית כנסת אור זרוע, נחלאות, ירושלים was founded in 1926 by Rabbi Amram Aburbeh for the Ma’araviim Jewish congregation in Jerusalem.

Ari Synagogue

The Ari Synagogue is situated on Or HaHaim Street in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is located on the ground floor of a building which also houses the Ohr ha-Chaim Synagogue and Old Yishuv Court Museum. It is named after Rabbi Isaac Luria, who was known as the Ari, an acronym for haEloqi Rabbeinu Yitzhak.

Belz Great Synagogue

The Belz Great Synagogue is one of the largest synagogues in Israel. It was built by the Belz Hasidic community with financial help from its supporters and admirers around the world.

Old Yemenite Synagogue

The Old Yemenite Synagogue, known to its congregation as Beit Knesset Ohel Shlomo, is a restored synagogue from the nineteenth century Yemenite Village, the Kfar Hashiloach neighborhood in the Jerusalem district of Silwan.

Ohel Yitzchak Synagogue

The Ohel Yitzchak Synagogue also known as the Shomrei ha-Chomos Synagogue and the Ungarin Shul is located in the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

Ohr ha-Chaim Synagogue

The Ohr ha-Chaim Synagogue is situated on Ohr ha-Chaim Street in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is located on the top floor of a building which also houses the Ari Synagogue and Old Yishuv Court Museum. It is named after Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar's magnum opus, the Ohr ha-Chaim, a popular commentary on the Pentateuch.

Pressburg Yeshiva

Pressburg Yeshiva of Jerusalem is a leading yeshiva located in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem. It was founded in 1950 by Rabbi Akiva Sofer, a great-grandson of Rabbi Moses Sofer, who established the original Pressburg Yeshiva in the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1807.

Shira Hadasha

Shira Hadasha is a Jewish congregation in the German Colony neighbourhood of Jerusalem, which emphasizes a more expansive role for women in the synagogue. It founded in 2002 by a group of local residents, including Tova Hartman.

Tzuf Dvash Synagogue

The Tzuf Dvash Synagogue is a Sephardic synagogue which was founded in 1860 under Ottoman Empire rule in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. Today it is located at 15 Plugat ha-Kotel Street.

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