[2] Zinati, the last Jewish woman in Peki'in, was honoured for her work on the 70th Independence Day in 2018, and her family home is run as a heritage site by the Education Department of the World Zionist Organization (WZO).

[citation needed] Funding for the construction, attested to on a plaque commemorating the donation, was given by Rabbi Rafael Halevy from Beirut, possibly allowing for its completion in Nissan 30 of the year Tarlag (according to the Hebrew calendar),[1] equivalent to April 27, 1873.

[citation needed] Scholars, however, disagree on whether the cave and town known from the life story of Shimon bar Yochai can be identified with modern Peki'in.

[6] Local elders told Ben Zvi that the present structure differs from its predecessor; the original synagogue featured a wood ceiling, whereas the current one is topped by a stone dome.

According to the IAA's regional inspector, "A preliminary analysis of the engravings suggests that these are dedicatory inscriptions honoring donors to the synagogue."

Uriel Rosenboym, director of Beit Zinati (the WZO Jewish heritage site), exclaimed that "No one can argue with the written artifact.