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Katrina McDougall has written: 'The Ohel Leah Synagogue, Hong Kong'
Ohel David Eastern Synagogue was created in 1959.
Ohel Shem was created in 1934.
The oldest synagogue in the United States was built in 1763 in Newport, Rhode Island. It is referred to as the Touro Synagogue.
The institution of the synagogue appears to have originated between the time of the Babylonian exile an the time of Jesus. There were no synagogues before the exile, and there were lots of them by the time of Jesus. Nobody knows who built the first one, nor do we know whether it was built in Babylon before the return from exile or in Judea and Galilee after the return. It is almost certain that the first synagogue was organized using an existing building, and that the institution of the synagogue was around for a while before the first purpose-built synagogue was built.
The 4 matriarchs of the Jewish people are Sarah, Rebecca, Leah, and Rachel.
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In the Bible, a notable figure who built a Jewish synagogue is a Roman centurion named Cornelius, as mentioned in the New Testament. He is described in Acts 10 as a devout man who feared God and had built a synagogue for the Jews in his community. Additionally, the Gospel of Luke mentions that Jesus taught in synagogues, but specific builders are not detailed beyond the mention of Cornelius.
first synagogue was built in 1371-1387