Great Synagogue (Petah Tikva)

Petah Tikva Great Synagogue
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Status	Active
Location
Location	Petah Tikva, Israel
Architecture
Architect(s)	Daniel HaCohen Lifshitz
Completed	1900

The Great Synagogue of Petah Tikva, (Template:Lang-he-n), is the city's central synagogue and located on Hovevei Zion Street, in the centre of Petah Tikva, Israel. The building was designed by Daniel HaCohen Lifshitz, one of the pioneering residents of the city and is named after James Mayer de Rothschild, the father of the Baron Edmond James de Rothschild.

Construction of the Great Synagogue of Petah Tikva began in 1890 with a contribution from Odessa and would last a decade. After eight years, construction stopped when funds ran out, and Edmond James de Rothschild donated the money needed to complete the building.

The building includes a main sanctuary with overlooking women's section, as well as two smaller adjoining prayer rooms, and another room used for studying and praying.

The official nusach of the prayer is Nusach Ashkenaz, but throughout the day, the synagogue facilities act as a shtiebel with multiple parallel prayer sessions where the nusach is decided by the Hazzan.

In the late 2000s, the synagogue was the target of vandals who spray-painted swastikas and other Nazi-themed words on the building and inside on multiple events.

Image gallery

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  Exterior clock
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  Sundial
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  Interior
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  Interior

See also

• Great Synagogue