 Interior of El Ghriba synagogue, Djerba El Ghriba is an ancient synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba. It is located close to Hara Seghira, several kilometres southwest of Houmt Souk, the capital of Djerba. It currently houses the world's oldest Sefer Torah. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 538 pixel Image in higher resolution (885 × 595 pixel, file size: 186 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) self made I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms...
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A synagogue (from Ancient Greek: , transliterated synagogē, assembly; Hebrew: ‎ beit knesset, house of assembly; Yiddish: , shul; Ladino: , esnoga) is a Jewish place of religious worship. ...
Djerba [1] (also transliterated as Jerba, Jarbah or Girba جزيرة جربة) is the largest island off North Africa, located in the Gulf of Gabes off the coast of Tunisia. ...
Houmt Souk is the main town of the island of Djerba, Tunisia. ...
Sefer Torah being read during weekday service. ...
History
The history of the synagogue is reported to go back about 2000 years, making it the oldest synagogue in Africa and one of the oldest ones in the world. According to an oral tradition, it was built by kohanim (Jewish priests) who had immigrated after the destruction of the first Temple in Jerusalem. The present building dates from the 19th century and replaces one built in the 16th century. A world map showing the continent of Africa. ...
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The Temple in Jerusalem or the Holy Temple (Hebrew: בית המקדש, transliterated Bet HaMikdash) was the primary resting place of the Gods presence (shechina) in the physical world according to classical Judaism. ...
Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
(15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
The synagogue is the destination of an annual pilgrimage of many Tunisian Jews after the celebration of Passover. Pilgrim at Mecca In religion and spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or search of great moral significance. ...
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Bombing -
On April 11, 2002, a truck full of explosives was detonated close to the synagogue, killing 21 people (of whom 14 were German tourists). Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack. The Ghriba synagogue bombing was a deadly bombing carried out in Tunisia by the al-Qaeda terrorist group on the El Ghriba synagogue. ...
April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ...
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External links - El Ghriba Synagogue - Web video produced by blogger Andy Carvin
- El Ghriba Synagogue, Djerba, Tunisia
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