Ashdod Travelers guide

'Selichot' Tour 155 out of stone as well. Six high curved windows are fixed in the prayer hall, and it is illuminated by three luxurious chandeliers. Some of the prayer books at the synagogue are "Zechor Avraham" prayerbooks, which come from the Livorno community in Italy. The prayer version is mostly according to the Jews of Cochin, and each holiday and Shabbat have their own tunes. Unique customs were preserved in the community such as building a 'Manara' (a canopy or Chupa) to carry the holy books during Simchat Torah, the sanctification of the bride by the groom and not by the Rabbi, and in the past, worshipers used to wear colorful clothes - green on Sukkot, crimson on Shavuot, blue for Simchat Torah, and white for the Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. When there is a Shabbat Hatan (the Shabbat before a man gets married) or a Bar Mitzvah here, it is customary to serve traditional foods such as Chapati and pastries stuffed with meat. The community now numbers about sixty families in the city. If in the early years the community members earned a living from manual labor, since in Cochin they worked mainly in agriculture, today it is an educated community most of whose members are professionals and live in various quarters in the city. From here continue to the Or Yitzhak Synagogue , of the Georgian Jewish community, the exterior of which the Great Synagogue in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Turn right (south) from Shlomo Ben Yosef street, which later curves to the right and turns into Dov Gur street. Continue straight at the roundabout and turn left at Benei Brith Boulevard, then turn right on Menachem Begin Road. At the big roundabout named after Ilan Ramon take the fifth exit, to Hatzionut Street, and after about 50 meters you will reach the synagogue, which has huge glass windows adorning its front. The architectural style of the synagogue combines the classic with the modern - from the Greek style columns with gold crowning to the huge windows. Under the top molding in the front there are three Stars of David, and in the garden surrounding the building, wooden benches were placed for the benefit of worshipers and visitors. It is one of the newest and most magnificent synagogues of the community in Israel. It was established by the four sons of the city's resident Yitzhak Nenikashvili in memory of their father, Parking available (Free of charge) 10 Hatzionut Street To arrange a visit: Rabbi Gershon Butrashvili, Tel: 054-555-3155 The Or Yitzhak Synagogue