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The Hurva SynagogueThe main synagogue in Jerusalem from the 16th to the 20th century was the main synagogue in JerusalemThe capital of Israel from the 16th to the 20th century. The synagogue is located in the Jewish quarter of the Old CityThe Holiest Center in the World of JerusalemThe capital of Israel.
In the year 1700 a mass immigration of Rabbi Yehuda haHasid and his 300 students arrived in JerusalemThe capital of Israel from Poland. They bought the courtyard next to the synagogue of Rabbi Moses Ben Nahman (Ramban), which had been closed by the Ottomans in 1589 because of Muslim incitement. On this site they began building a synagogue to accommodate the increased Jewish population of the city.
The immigrants were unable to finish building the synagogue, and the unfinished structure was burned, together with the 40 Sifrei Torahthe central and most important document of Judaism it contained, by an Arab mob in 1721. The site remained desolate for about 150 years, until the disciples of the Vilna Gaon arrived in JerusalemThe capital of Israel after their mass immigration from Lithuania in 1864. They built a synagogue on the site of the ruins and named it "Hurvat Rabbi Yehuda haHasid" -the ruin of Rabbi Yehuda the Hasid. This name was commonly abridged to "the Hurva" or ruin. On your IsraelNation of the Jewish People Tour, do not forget to check this prime location out!
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