Abuhav Synagogue

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title: "Abuhav Synagogue" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["15th-century-synagogues-in-the-middle-east", "buildings-and-structures-in-northern-district-(israel)", "medieval-sites-in-israel", "sephardi-jewish-culture-in-israel", "sephardi-synagogues", "synagogues-in-safed", "15th-century-synagogues-in-israel", "culture-in-safed"] description: "Synagogue in Safed, Israel" topic_path: "geography/israel" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuhav_Synagogue" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Synagogue in Safed, Israel ::

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name	Abuhav Synagogue
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image	RoyLindmanAbuhavSynagogueZefatIsrael 001.jpg
image_upright	1.4
alt	The synagogue interior, in 2010
religious_affiliation	Judaism
rite
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functional_status	Active
location	Abuhav Lane, Safed, Northern District
country	Israel
map_type	Israel northeast
map_size	250
map_relief	1
map_caption	Location of the synagogue in the northeast of the Northern District
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architecture_type	Synagogue architecture
founded_by	Rabbi Isaac Abuhav
year_completed	15th century
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History

According to tradition Rabbi Abuhav designed the synagogue and his disciples erected the building in Safed when they arrived in the 1490s after the expulsion from Spain. Another legend claims that the synagogue was transported miraculously from Spain to Safed. The synagogue was almost completely destroyed in the 1837 earthquake, only the southern wall containing the arks remained standing and exists today as a remnant of the original building.

The bimah has six steps representing the six working days of the week; the top level is seventh, representing the Shabbat. The Holy Ark has three sections and contain Torah scrolls traditionally written by Abuhav himself and Rabbi Suleiman Ohana of Fes, Morocco.

Gallery

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References

References

1. (1 July 2008). "Artzeinu: An Israel Encounter". Torah Aura Productions.
2. (30 November 1996). "Israel and the Palestinian territories". Lonely Planet Publications.
3. "The Abuhav Synagogue". Jewish Virtual Library.
4. (1 November 2002). "Pilgrimage: from the Ganges to Graceland: an encyclopedia". ABC-CLIO.
5. "Abuhav Synagogue".
6. (n.d.). "The Abuhav Shul". Ascent of Safed.

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