Itzkovitch Synagogue
Itzkovitch Synagogue (Hebrew: איצקוביץ') is a shtiebel in central Bnei Brak.
History
[edit]Itzkovitch Synagogue is one of the most active synagogues in the world, with prayer services taking place around the clock in multiple rooms. There are an average of 17,000 visitors a day.[1] The synagogue is named for Zvi Itzkovitch, the original owner of the house, who wanted to stop traffic passing by his home on Shabbat. He took advantage of a law requiring that streets containing synagogues be closed on Shabbat by declaring one room in his house a synagogue.
References
[edit]- ^ Ariel Shenbal (24 September 2004). מפעל תפילה. Maariv (in Hebrew). Retrieved 30 November 2010.
32°05′09″N 34°50′08″E / 32.08583°N 34.83556°E
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