'Synagogue of the Priests of Djirt'; Arabic: كنيس كوهانيم جيرت) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Hara Kbira "Greater Neighborhood", the Jewish neighbourhood on the outskirts of Houmt El Souk, the main town on the island of Djerba, Tunisia.
[1] The synagogue is named after the ancient Jewish village of Djirt, modern day er-Riadh, also known as Hara Sghira "Smaller Neighborhood”, which is located south of Houmt El Souk.
El Ghriba's founding is also traced to the flight of priests from the destruction of the Second Temple during the Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE).
Legend tells that they brought with them a door of the Temple, which is covered over in a wall of the synagogue.
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