Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagogue (Tondano)
Sha'ar Hashayamim Synagoge (Hebrew: שער השמים ("Sha'ar Hashamayim", "Gerbang Surga" in Indonesian)) also known as Beth Knesset Sha'ar Hashamayim or Kahal Kadosh Sha'ar Hashamayim is an Orthodox Jewish Synagogue with Sephardi tradition (Spanish and Portuguese) located in Tondano, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, which was founded in 2003 and inaugurated in 2019.[1]
| Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagoge בית כנסת שער השמים | |
|---|---|
 Mikvah building (left), Synagogue building (right) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Spanish and Portuguese Jews |
| Leadership | Yaakov Baruch |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Watulambot, Tondano, Minahasa Regency North Sulawesi, Indonesia |
  Shown within Sulawesi  Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagogue (Tondano) (Indonesia) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 1.3081°N 124.9074°E |
| Website | |
| https://www.instagram.com/shaar.hashamayim.indonesia/ https://www.facebook.com/shaarhashamayim | |
Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagogue is the second synagogue in Indonesia after another synagogue in the city of Surabaya, which was built in 1939 by the Iraqi Jewish community,[2] and abolished at 2013.[3][4] Sha'ar Hashamayim is the only Orthodox Synagogue in Indonesia that is still operating today.
Gallery
Synagogue interior- Mikvah building (left), Synagogue building (right)
Torah scroll, gift from Ben Judah's Jewish family
Synagogue inauguration by local government, 2019
Recitation of Sefer Torah by Congregation of Sha'ar Hashamayim
Recitation of Lamentations on the night of Tisha B'av
Hanukkah celebration
See also
References
- "Bupati Minahasa Royke Roring Resmikan Synagogue Shaar Hashamayim". BeritaManado.com: Berita Terkini Manado, Sulawesi Utara (in Indonesian). 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- "The Synagogue of Surabaya, Indonesia". Museum of the Jewish People. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- Times, I. D. N.; Folia, Rosa. "Mencari Jejak Keturunan Yahudi di Surabaya". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- Witanto (2018-04-17). "Sinagoge Surabaya Berubah Jadi Hotel Berlantai 17". Ngopibareng (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-05-13.
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