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Peki'in Synagogue
Synagogue in Peki'in, Israel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Peki’in Synagogue (בית הכנסת העתיק בפקיעין), is a synagogue located in the centre of Peki'in, Northern Israel. The current building was erected in 1873, on the site of older ones. Local tradition holds that it has two stones taken from the walls of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem built into its walls.[citation needed] The site is also said to be where Rabbi Joshua ben Hananiah established his beth midrash in antiquity.[1]
Peki'in Synagogue | |
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![]() Entrance to the Peki'in Synagogue, with a large mulberry tree | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Judaism |
Year consecrated | April 27, 1873 |
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Location | Peki'in, Israel |
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Funded by | Rabbi Rafael Halevy of Beirut |
The synagogue, not usually active as of 2005, is kept by Margalit Zinati (born 1931). Zinati is a member of a Jewish family who have lived for centuries in Peki'in, reportedly since the time of the Second Temple.[2] Margalit Zinati, the last Jewish woman in Peki'in, was honoured for her work on the 70th Independence Day in 2018, and her family home is run as a heritage site by the Education Department of the World Zionist Organization (WZO).[3]