Ettefagh Synagogue in Tehran

29 May 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

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The Ettefagh Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Ghods Street, in Tehran, in the Central District of Tehran County, in Iran.   read more…

Synagogue on Reichenbachstraße in Munich

28 May 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  4 minutes

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The Synagogue on Reichenbachstraße is a synagogue in Munich. The building is located in the Isarvorstadt close to the Gärtnerplatz. It was Munich’s main synagogue from 1947 until 2007 when the Ohel Jakob synagogue was opened. It was reopened in 2025 after being restored from the arson attack in 1970.   read more…

Central Synagogue in Manhattan

25 May 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, New York City Reading Time:  5 minutes

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Central Synagogue (formerly Congregation Ahawath Chesed Shaar Hashomayim; colloquially Central) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue at 652 Lexington Avenue, at the corner with 55th Street, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The current congregation was formed in 1898 through the merger of two 19th-century synagogues: Shaar Hashomayim and Ahawath Chesed. The synagogue building was constructed from 1870 to 1872 for Ahawath Chesed.   read more…

Ashkenazi Synagogue of Istanbul

23 May 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  3 minutes

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The Ashkenazi Synagogue (Turkish: Aşkenazi Sinagogu) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located near the Galata Tower in Karaköy neighborhood of Beyoğlu in Istanbul, Turkey. The congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite. It is the only currently active Ashkenazi synagogue in Istanbul open to visits and prayers.   read more…

Yusef Abad Synagogue in Tehran

8 May 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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The Yusef Abad Synagogue (Persian: Kanise-ye Yusef Ābād), officially Sukkat Shalom Synagogue (lit. ‘Tent of Peace’), is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at the junction of 15th Street and Sayyed Jamáleddin e Asadábádi Ave, in the Yusef Abad neighborhood of Tehran, in Iran. It is the main synagogue of Tehran, and it is also one of the largest synagogues of the city.   read more…

Haim Synagogue in Tehran

5 May 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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The Haim Synagogue (Persian: Kenisā-ye Hayim) is a synagogue at 30 Tir Street, formerly known as Qavam-os-Saltane, in central Tehran, Iran.   read more…

Beth Yaakov Synagogue in Geneva

2 March 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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The Beth Yaakov Synagogue, also the Great Synagogue or the Grande Synagogue, is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 11 Place de la Synagogue, Geneva, in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland. Located in the heart of Geneva, the synagogue was completed in 1859 for the Ashkenazi Jewish community, which comprised about 200 people at the time of the synagogue’s construction.   read more…

Temple Emanu-El in San Francisco

9 February 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco, California is one of the three oldest Jewish congregations in California, and one of the largest Jewish congregations in the United States. A member of the Union for Reform Judaism, Congregation Emanu-El is a significant gathering place for the Bay Area Jewish community.   read more…

Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson

16 January 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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Beth Israel Congregation is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 5315 Old Canton Road in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Organized in 1860 by Jews of German background, it is the only Jewish synagogue in Jackson. Beth Israel built the first synagogue in Mississippi in 1867, and, after it burned down, its 1874 replacement was at one time the oldest religious building in Jackson.   read more…

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