Ramban Synagogue
| Ramban Synagogue | |
|---|---|
Hebrew: בית כנסת הרמב"ן | |
The synagogue interior in 2006 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status |
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| Leadership | Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl |
| Year consecrated | c. 1400 |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Jewish Quarter Road (Ha-Yehudim Street), Jewish Quarter, Old City, Jerusalem |
| Country | Israel/Palestine |
Location of the synagogue in Old Jerusalem | |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°46′30.0″N 35°13′52.5″E / 31.775000°N 35.231250°E |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman |
| Date established | 1267 (as a congregation) |
| Completed |
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| Destroyed | 1474, 1948 and c. 1967 |
The Ramban Synagogue (Hebrew: בית כנסת הרמב"ן) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
The synagogue building dates from c. 1400 and, after the Karaite Synagogue, it is the second oldest active synagogue in Jerusalem. Tradition holds that as an institution, it was founded by the scholar and Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman, also known as Nachmanides or Ramban, in 1267, but at a more southerly location on Mount Zion, to help rebuild the local Jewish community, that expanded because of the synagogue's presence.
The synagogue was moved to its current location in c. 1400, where it was destroyed in 1474, rebuilt in 1475, and continued functioning until being closed by the Muslim authorities in the late 16th century. The building was used for industrial and commercial purposes until its destruction in the 1948 Jordanian siege of the Jewish Quarter. After the Six-Day War in 1967, it was rebuilt over the old ruins and reconsecrated as a synagogue.