Avraham Avinu Synagogue
| Avraham Avinu Synagogue | |
|---|---|
The synagogue interior, in 2008 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Sefard |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status |
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| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Old City, Hebron, West Bank |
| Country | Palestine |
Location of the synagogue in the West Bank | |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°31′26.24″N 35°6′27.60″E / 31.5239556°N 35.1076667°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Founder | Hakham Malkiel Ashkenazi |
| Funded by | Ben Zion Tavger (1970s) |
| Completed | 1540; 1977 (rebuilt) |
| Demolished | 1948 (partial) |
| Dome(s) | One |
| Website | |
| aashul | |
The Abraham Avinu Synagogue (Arabic: كنيس أفراهام أفينو; Hebrew: בית הכנסת על שם אברהם אבינו) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Jewish Quarter of Avraham Avinu in the Old City of Hebron, West Bank, Palestine.
Built by Sephardic Jews led by Hakham Malkiel Ashkenazi in 1540, its domed structure represented the physical center of the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Hebron. The synagogue became the spiritual hub of the Jewish community there and a major center for the study of Kabbalah.: 39–41 It was restored in 1738 and enlarged in 1864; the synagogue stood empty since the 1929 Hebron massacre, was destroyed after 1948, was rebuilt in 1977 and has been open ever since.