Sacred Places of Judaism
Synagogues, study halls, the Western Wall, historic communities.
Jewish sacred places include synagogues, batei midrash (study halls), historic communities, and places of pilgrimage and remembrance.
On Adisthan, places of Judaism are catalogued with the same care given to every other tradition. Each page is community-maintained until claimed by a verified custodian. We welcome corrections, additions, and the steady hand of those who know these places best.
Featured places of Judaism
A curated selection from the directory.
JudaismGalitska Synagogue
· Ukraine · synagogue
The Halytska Synagogue in Kyiv, also known as Beit Yaakov Shul or the Galitska Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish house of prayer on Zhylianska Street in the Ukrainian capital, where the community follows the Ashkenazi rite.
JudaismGrande synagogue de Lyon
· France · synagogue
The Great Synagogue of Lyon, on the quai Tilsitt in the second arrondissement, is a historic Orthodox Jewish house of prayer built in the 1860s and the principal Ashkenazi congregation of the city.
JudaismItalian Synagogue
· Italy · synagogue
The Italian Synagogue, Scola Italiana, in the Ghetto Nuovo of Venice serves the Italian-rite Jewish community that grew up in the city from the sixteenth century onward, one of five historic scole within the Venetian Jewish quarter.
JudaismŁańcut Synagogue
· Poland · synagogue
An eighteenth-century vaulted synagogue in Łańcut, southeastern Poland, and a rare surviving example of the bimah-tower synagogues once common across the Polish lands.
JudaismOstia Synagogue
· Italy · synagogue
An ancient Jewish synagogue and archaeological site at Ostia, the seaport of Imperial Rome in present-day Lazio, Italy, the oldest synagogue in Europe and the oldest known outside the Land of Israel.
JudaismRemuh Synagogue
· Poland · synagogue
An Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue at 40 Szeroka Street in the historic Kazimierz district of Krakow in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of southern Poland.
JudaismStatus Quo Synagogue
· Romania · synagogue
A Romanian synagogue belonging to the Status Quo Ante tradition of Hungarian Jewry, a middle path established in the late nineteenth century between Orthodox and Neolog observance.
JudaismSynagogue of the Ashkenazi Jews in Baku
· Azerbaijan · synagogue
The principal Ashkenazi and Georgian Jewish synagogue of Baku, Azerbaijan, gathering both communities under one roof for the prayer of Israel in a purpose-built sanctuary dedicated in 2003.
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