Ashdod Travelers guide

Ashdod | Sightseeing 160 In general entry is allowed only after showering. With the exception of those who are unable, prayer is conducted standing up, kneeling and bowing down. The prayer hall at the synagogue is built as a large inner space and is carpeted. Unlike other communities, the Karaite pray only twice a day, in the morning and in the evening. The prayers serve as a substitute for the sacrifice custom that was customary in the temple. In contrast with the Mezuzahs of the main streams in Judaism, the parchment of the Karaite Mezuzah contains the Ten Commandments, and not the paragraphs of "Shma Israel" and "Vehaya Im Shamo'a" from the Bible. The community members view the synagogue as a mini- temple, a unique and central place where man unites with his Maker. According to the Karaite approach, women are equal to men and they are not forbidden to pray and sing in the synagogue, but because of modesty they do not come up to the Torah and the men and women are separated. From the Kraite synagogue, continue now to the Ashkenazi synagogue , The Birkat Amalia synagogue. Return to the roundabout and turn right, onto Tamuz street. At the next roundabout, take the third exit onto Herzl Boulevard, and at the roundabout turn right onto Har Shomron street. Turning right at Kineret street will lead you to Nachal Yarmukh street, where you should turn right. At the end of the street you will be able to see the plain front of the synagogue. If not for the Menorah standing on the roof of the entrance and the name of the synagogue that is affixed at the front, one would think it is one of the villas of Quarter Yod Alef (11) where the