Ashdod Travelers guide

Ashdod | Sightseeing 164 and about 150 more in the women's section. The renewed hall was designed by architect Zahava Binyamin and the worshipers took part in the funding. The main element in the hall is a relief made from gold-plated iron and copper, a master artist's depiction of the Temple with three crowns - Torah, Priesthood and Kingship - the stone tablets, Jerusalem, and the Jewish nation standing at Mount Sinai. Underground, at the spot of the cantor's lectern, holy stones brought from the synagogue of the Pinto family of Rabbis in the coastal city of Essaouira, Morocco, were placed. Inside the prayer hall there are about thirty Torah scrolls. One of the scrolls is about 250 years old, and it came from either Syria or Morocco. It is considered to have special attributes and therefore it is never opened or read. The scroll passes from home to home and even among hospitals, and brings salvation, or so it is believed. Rabbi Pinto's permanent seat is actually in the far corner of the hall, as one of the people. This is so that the worshipers will not pay attention to him - but to worshiping the Creator. From here, continue to the special synagogue of the Ethiopian community, the Goel Yisrael synagogue . Backtrack and turn left on Moshe Even Ezra street, then left again onto Yehuda Halevi street. On Bnai Brith Boulevard turn right, while on your left is the city's beautiful statue garden. Turn left on Jerusalem Boulevard, and then right onto HaPrachim Boulevard. At the roundabout turn left, onto HaRotem street, and immediately right into Mevo Hasharvitan street. Parking available (Free of charge) 8 Mavo Hasharvitan Street To arrange a visit: Rabbi Michael Maharat, Tel: 054-800-1037 The Goel Yisrael Synagogue