Sidon Synagogue

The Sidon Synagogue (Arabic: كنيس صيدا) is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the old city of Sidon (Saida, Lebanon) in the Jewish neighborhood or quarter known colloquially as ḥarat al-yahūd (Arabic: حارة اليهود).

[1] Built in 833, it is believed to rest on an older synagogue which dates back to the destruction of the Second Temple in 66 AD.

[1] Jesus is said to have preached in it and in its vicinity as attested in Matthew (15:21) and Mark (7:24).

In April 2012, prayers were said for the first time after decades of desuetude by two rabbis from the Neturei Karta International movement who were participating in a march to mark Land Day.

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