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Sha'ar Hashayamim Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת שער השמים Beit HaKnesset Sha'ar HaShayamim, lit. 'Gate of Heaven Synagogue')[a] is an Orthodox Jewish Synagogue with Sephardi tradition (Spanish and Portuguese) located in Tondano, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, which was founded in 2003 and inaugurated in 2019.[1]

Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagogue is the second synagogue in Indonesia after another synagogue in the city of Surabaya, which was built in 1939 by the Iraqi Jewish community,[2] and demolished in 2013.[3][4] Sha'ar Hashamayim is the only Orthodox Synagogue in Indonesia that is still operating today.

Gallery

  • Synagogue interior
    Synagogue interior
  • Torah scroll, gift from Ben Judah's Jewish family
    Torah scroll, gift from Ben Judah's Jewish family
  • Synagogue inauguration by local government, 2019
    Synagogue inauguration by local government, 2019
  • Recitation of Sefer Torah by Congregation of Sha'ar Hashamayim
    Recitation of Sefer Torah by Congregation of Sha'ar Hashamayim
  • Recitation of Lamentations on the night of Tisha B'av
    Recitation of Lamentations on the night of Tisha B'av
  • Hanukkah celebration
    Hanukkah celebration

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Also known as Hebrew: קהל קדוש שער השמים (Kahal Kadosh Sha'ar Hashamayim, lit. 'Gate of Heaven Congregation')

References

  1. ^ "Bupati Minahasa Royke Roring Resmikan Synagogue Shaar Hashamayim". BeritaManado.com: Berita Terkini Manado, Sulawesi Utara (in Indonesian). 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  2. ^ "The Synagogue of Surabaya, Indonesia". Museum of the Jewish People. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  3. ^ Times, I. D. N.; Folia, Rosa. "Mencari Jejak Keturunan Yahudi di Surabaya". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  4. ^ Witanto (2018-04-17). "Sinagoge Surabaya Berubah Jadi Hotel Berlantai 17". Ngopibareng (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-05-13.


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