Mekarav Synagogue of Safed
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− | + | ('''Hebrew''': בית הכנסת מקרב / '''Translation''': Mekarav Synagogue / '''Pronunciation''': Mee-ka’ar-av / '''Definition''': Community synagogue in Safed / '''Description''': Synagogue whose lively Shabbat Services draw visitors from throughout the world ) | |
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− | The Makarav synagogue was established in the 1800s by Hassidic Jews who immigrated from the Ukraine. They established a synagogue and a house of study in | + | The Makarav synagogue was established in the 1800s by Hassidic Jews who immigrated from the Ukraine. They established a synagogue and a house of study in Tzfat for their community’s needs. That synagogue continues to serve as a vibrant House of Prayer today. |
== History == | == History == | ||
− | The Makarav Hassidim are | + | The Makarav Hassidim are descended from Rebbe Menachem Nochum Twersky, a scion of the Chernobyl Hassidic dynasty. The sect comes from the town of Makariv in the Ukraine. During the Hassidic immigration to Israel in the late 1700s and early 1800s the Makarov community moved to Tzfat and established a synagogue in the northern section of the Old Jewish Quarter, on Bar Yochai Street. |
− | + | The synagogue was unused for many years during the latter half of the 20th century. It was kept locked and the key was held by a local artist. In the late 1990s the Chernobyl synagogue obtained the key and began to utilize it for study. Eventually they opened it for Sabbath prayers. | |
== Schedule == | == Schedule == | ||
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== Congregants == | == Congregants == | ||
− | The synagogue attracts congregants from some of the local seminaries, both yeshivas for boys and schools for girls, as well as visitors, including groups from visiting yeshivas and seminaries. The synagogue is operated by the administration of the nearby Chernobyl Synagogue / | + | The synagogue attracts congregants from some of the local seminaries, both yeshivas for boys and schools for girls, as well as visitors, including groups from visiting yeshivas and seminaries. The synagogue is operated by the administration of the nearby Chernobyl Synagogue/Shalom Rav Yeshivah. The main room holds approximately 60 while the women’s galley upstairs can accommodate another 20 to 30 women. |
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