Itzkovitch Synagogue
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Itzkovitch Synagogue | |
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Hebrew: איצקוביץ' | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Shtiebel |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | Bnei Brak, Tel Aviv |
Country | Israel |
Location of the synagogue in Tel Aviv | |
Geographic coordinates | 32°05′09″N 34°50′08″E / 32.08583°N 34.83556°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | Zvi Itzkovitch |
Itzkovitch Synagogue (Hebrew: איצקוביץ') is an Orthodox Jewish shtiebel, located in central Bnei Brak, in greater Tel Aviv, Israel.
History
[edit]Itzkovitch Synagogue is one of the most active synagogues in the world, with prayer services taking place around the clock in multiple rooms. There are an average of 17,000 visitors a day.[1] The synagogue is named for Zvi Itzkovitch, the original owner of the house, who wanted to stop traffic passing by his home on Shabbat. He took advantage of a law requiring that streets containing synagogues be closed on Shabbat by declaring one room in his house a synagogue.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Shenbal, Ariel (September 24, 2004). מפעל תפילה. Maariv (in Hebrew). Retrieved November 30, 2010.
External links
[edit]Media related to Itzkovitz Synagogue at Wikimedia Commons