List of synagogues in the old city of Jerusalem
| History of Jerusalem | |
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| Timeline Jerusalem | |
| Pre-urban time | 4500a-2000a |
| Canaanite Time | 2000a-1000a |
| Time of David and Solomon | 997a-932a |
| Kingdom of Judah | 932a-587a |
| Babylonian exile | 587a-538a |
| Persian (I) | 549a-333a |
| Hellenism | 333a-167a |
| Hellenization | |
| Ptolemies | 301a-198a |
| Seleucids | 198a-167a |
| Hasmoneans | 167a-37a |
| Romans | 37a-324 |
| Herodian dynasty | 37a-6 |
| Roman prefecture of Judea | 6-41 |
| Herod Agrippa I. | 41-44 |
| Roman Procuratorate Palestine | 44-66 |
| Jewish war | 66-70 |
| 1. Roman governorship | 70-132 |
| Bar Kochba uprising | 132-135 |
| 2. Roman governorship | 135-284 |
| Imperial immediacy | 284-324 |
| Byzantium (I) | 324-614 |
| Persian (II) | 614-628 |
| Byzantium (II) | 628-638 |
| Early Islam | 638-1099 |
| rightly guided caliphs | 638-661 |
| Umayyads | 660-750 |
| Abbasids | 750-970 |
| Fatimids (I) | 970-1073 |
| Seljuks | 1073-1098 |
| Fatimids (II) | 1098-1099 |
| Crusaders | 1099-1187 |
| Islam | 1187-1917 |
| Ayyubids | 1187-1260 |
| Mamluks | 1260-1516 |
| Ottomans | 1516-1917 |
| British mandate | 1917-1948 |
| Jordan and Israel | 1948-1967 |
| Israel | since 1967 |
The list of synagogues in the Old City of Jerusalem performs all synagogues in the Old City of Jerusalem on. It also includes former synagogues that are no longer used as such, ruins and archaeological sites. The yeshivot and Jewish outdoor places of worship and prayer were also added to the list. The entire old city of Jerusalem is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger .
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This list uses city maps from Google Maps and OpenStreetMap and a printed city map of Jerusalem as sources . Also Max Küchler's book "Jerusalem". Another source is the Jerusalem city council's online synagogue directory and the Israeli yeshivot directory.
Structure and abbreviations of the list
The synagogues are performed in German and Hebrew. Coordinates, pictures, data on foundation or reconstruction, destruction or re-destruction and comments are attached. Column V (= quarter) shows the quarter in which the synagogue is located, a = Armenian, c = Christian, j = Jewish, m = Muslim.
vocabulary
Here are the most important words to understand synagogue names:
| German | Hebrew | pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| House | בית | bejt |
| Assembly | כנסת | kness |
| Synagogue (literally: house of assembly) | בית כנסת | bejt |
| Torah | תורה | Torah |
| Talmud | תלמוד | Talmud |
| Yeshiva | ישיבת | yeshivat |
| rabbi | רב | rav |
| light | אור | or |
| Life | חיים | chaim |
| light of life | אור החיים | or hachajim |
| Israel | ישראל | Israel |
| Wall | כותל | kotel |
| small | קטן | katan |
| west | מערבי | ma'arwi |
| the little wall | הכותל הקטן | hakotel hakatan |
| the western wall (Western Wall, wailing wall ) | הכותל המערבי | hakotel hama'arwi |
| arc | קשת | keshet |
| Midrash , interpretation | מדרש | midrash |
Synagogue list
| image | German | Alternative names | Hebrew | (again) built | (again) destroyed | Alignment | Remarks | V |
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| Aderet Yeshiva ( location ) |
ישיבת אדרת איהו | m | ||||||
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Aguna Synagogue ( location ) |
Diskin courtyard | חצר דיסקין | 1877, 1967 | 1932 | Named after Maharil Diskin, who founded an orphanage here. | m | |
| All ( location ) |
כולל | m | ||||||
| General Library ( location ) |
ספריית הכולל | m | ||||||
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al-Machama ( location ) |
Madrasah al-Tankizija | אל-מחכמה | 1328, 1977 in it 2 rooms set up as a synagogue | Schlomo Goren | The synagogue is not open to the public. An Israeli police station is located in the former madrasa . | m | ||
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Anan ben David Synagogue ( location ) |
Karaean Synagogue in Jerusalem | בית הכנסת הקראי | 10-15 century | Karaites | j | |||
| Ari Synagogue ( location ) |
בית הכנסת הארי | 16th Century | Looted and burned in 1936 | Sephardic , Kabbalistic | In the Old Jishuv Courtyard Museum. According to tradition, birthplace of Isaac Luria (1534–1572) | a | ||
| Ateret Pre-Academic College ( Location ) |
m | |||||||
| Beit El Synagogue ( location ) |
Rishpei Esh | ישיבת המקובלים בית אל | 18th century, 1928, 1974 | 1927 (earthquake), pillaged and damaged in 1948 | cabbalistic | j | ||
| Chabad Old City of Jerusalem ( location ) |
בית כנסת חב"ד - הרובע היהודי | j | ||||||
| Chesed Synagogue ( location ) |
Hasdel Synagogue | בית הכנסת חסדאל | 1853 | formerly Kabbalistic , now Bnei Akiva | no longer used as a synagogue | j | ||
| The Synagogue of the Craftsmen ( location ) |
בית הכנסת של בעלי המלאכה | 1856 | Synagogue of Rabbi Schmuel Eliezer Silbermann | m | ||||
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Eliahu-ha-Navi Synagogue ( ) |
בית הכנסת אליהו הנביא | 1570–1625, restored in 1967 | Damaged in 1948 | Sephardic | Four Sephardic synagogues | j | ||
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Emza'i Synagogue ( location ) |
Central Synagogue | בית הכנסת האמצעי | 1702–1830, restored in 1967 | Damaged in 1948 | Sephardic | Four Sephardic synagogues | j | |
| Fire of the Torah ( location ) |
Aisch Ha Tora World Center | בית כנסת אש תורה | 1974 | Hasidic | Address: Misgav Ladach 70, Aish HaTorah was founded by Rabbi Noah Weinberg in 1974. | j | ||
| Great Zion Synagogue ( location ) |
בית הכנסת ציון המצוינת | 1863, 1980 | 1929 | orthodox | m | |||
| Courtyard of Galicia ( location ) |
חצר גליציה | 1863, 2012 | 1936 | m | ||||
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Hurva Synagogue ( location ) |
House of Jacob, Hurvat Rabbi Yehudah he-Hasid | בית הכנסת החורבה | 1700, 1856, 2010 | 1721, 1948 | orthodox | j | ||
| Igud Lohamay Jerushalaim ( location ) |
בית הכנסת גוד לוחמי ירושלים וייבת עטרת | m | ||||||
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Istanbuli Synagogue ( location ) |
בית הכנסת האיסטנבולי | 1740–1857, restored in 1967 | Damaged in 1948 | Sephardic | Four Sephardic synagogues | j | ||
| Yeshiva Ateret Yeruzhalayim ( location ) |
Yeshiva Ateret Kohanim | ישיבת עטרת ירושלים | m | |||||
| Yeshiva Birkat HaTorah ( location ) |
ישיבת ברכת התורה | j | ||||||
| Yeshiva of the Western Wall ( location ) |
בית כנסת ישיבת הכותל | j | ||||||
| Yeshiva Netiv Arijeh ( location ) |
ישיבת נתיב אריה | 2003 | orthodox | j | ||||
| Yeshiva Orayta ( location ) |
2008 | orthodox | j | |||||
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Jochanan ben Sakkai Synagogue ( location ) |
בית הכנסת יוחנן בן זכאי | 1606–1616, restored in 1967 | Damaged in 1948 | Sephardic | Four Sephardic synagogues | j | ||
| Young Israel Synagogue ( location ) |
Young Israel Synagogue | בית הכנסת חזון יחזקאל | orthodox | m | ||||
| Rachel and Sons Candle ( location ) |
בית כנסת נר לרחל ובניה | Mishmarot HaKehuna Street 1 | j | |||||
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Western Wall ( location ) |
the western wall | הכותל המערבי | 21 BC Chr. | orthodox | j | |||
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Little Western Wall ( location ) |
הכותל הקטן | 21 BC Chr. | accessible to all | Part of the western retaining wall of the Temple Mount | m | |||
| Menahem Zion Synagogue ( location ) |
בי"כ מנחם ציון | j | ||||||
| Midreshet HaRova ( location ) |
מדרשת הרובע | 1991 | religious school for women | The director is the British Rabbi David Milston. | j | |||
| Ohel Yitzchak Synagogue ( location ) |
Shomrei ha-Chomot Synagogue, Hungarian Shul | בית הכנסת אוהל יצחק | 1870, 2008 | 1948 | orthodox | m | ||
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Ohr ha-Chaim Synagogue ( location ) |
בית הכנסת אור החיים | 1742 | cabbalistic | a | |||
| Old Jishuv Courtyard Museum ( location ) |
מוזיאון חצר היישוב הישן | Yishuv | j | |||||
| Porat Josef Jeschiwa ( location ) |
ישבת פורת יוסף | j | ||||||
| Rabbi David Ben Shimon Synagogue ( location ) |
j | |||||||
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Ramban Synagogue ( location ) |
בית כנסת הרמב"ן | 1267, 1967 | 1948 | orthodox | j | |||
| Rav Getz Synagogue ( location ) |
בית הכנסת ע"ש הרב גץ | before 1099 | orthodox | j | ||||
| Shuvu Banim Yeshiva ( location ) |
ישיבת שובו בנים | m | ||||||
| Southern continuation of the Western Wall ( location ) |
הכותל העתיק הרחבה הדרומית | j | ||||||
| Hsidi Brsilv Synagogue ( location ) |
j | |||||||
| Hzon Yehezkel Synagogue ( location ) |
At the 5th station of the cross | m | ||||||
| Talmud Torah Moriah ( location ) |
תלמוד תורה מוריה | j | ||||||
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Tifferet Yisrael Synagogue ( location ) |
Nissan Beck Shul | בית הכנסת תפארת ישראל | 1872, 2014 | 1948 | Hasidic | j | ||
| Tzemach Tzedek Synagogue ( location ) |
Chabad courtyard, Knesset Elijah | בית הכנסת צמח צדק | 1858 | Hasidic , Chabad | j | |||
| Tzuf Dvash Synagogue ( location ) |
בית הכנסת צוף דבש | 1860 | Sephardic | Named after Rabbi David ben Shimon | j | |||
| Western Talmud Torah School ( location ) |
Western Talmud Torah School | בית המערבים | 1867 | Restored in 1978 | m | |||
| Wilson Arch ( location ) |
קשת וילסון | 21 BC Chr. | orthodox | j | ||||
| Zichron Lalov Synagogue ( location ) |
בית המדרש זכרון לעלוב | j |
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Individual evidence
- ^ "Jerusalem, city map", freytag & berndt, 2000, ISBN 3-7079-0789-9
- ^ Max Küchler: Jerusalem: A handbook and study travel guide to the Holy City , publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht; 2007, ISBN 978-3-525-50170-2
- ↑ Synagogues at Jerusalem City Council (Hebrew). Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ↑ more at Jerusalem City Administration (Hebrew). Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ S. Daniel Abraham Israel Program Guide to Israel Schools at Yeshiva University. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
Web links
Commons : Synagogues in Jerusalem - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Synagogues in East Jerusalem - Collection of images, videos and audio files
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