Ashkenazi Synagogue of Tbilisi

Ashkenazi Synagogue of Tbilisi
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz Georgian Jewish
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Status	Active
Location
Location	13 TKavi I Dead End, Tbilisi
Country	Georgia
Location of the synagogue in Georgia
Geographic coordinates	41°41′34″N 44°48′23″E
Architecture
Completed	c. 1910s 2009 (rebuilt)
Destroyed	1991
[1]

The Ashkenazi Synagogue of Tbilisi (also called the Little Synagogue or the Beit Rachel Synagogue) is a Chabad Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 13 TKavi I Dead End, Tbilisi, Georgia.

History

The synagogue was built in the early 1900s[2] or 1910s[3] for the city's Ashkenazi Jewish population. Attendance rates declined after the establishment of Bolshevik rule in Georgia and the suppression of religion that accompanied it.

The building was destroyed during the 1991 Racha earthquake; and was rebuilt in 2009 by the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress headed by Alexander Mashkevitch.[2][4]

Synagogue

The Ashkenazi Synagogue has two mikvehs, one for men and one for women.[5] The building is a 2-story trapezoidal structure. They have separate entrances for men and women. The Torah ark, located in the lower hall, is around 150 years old and has seven Sephardic and two Ashkenazi Torah scrolls.[2]

See also

• Great Synagogue (Tbilisi)
• History of the Jews in Georgia

References

1. "Beit Rachel (Ashkenazi) Synagogue in Tbilisi". Historic Synagogues of Europe. Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Centre for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. n.d. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
2. Admini (24 September 2022). "Synagogue "Beit Rachel" in Tbilisi". Notes about Georgia. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
3. "Tbilisi Synagogues". JewishGen Kehila Links. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
4. "Georgia / Tbilisi and its surroundings". The Cultural Guide to Jewish Europe. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
5. "Synagogues in Georgia • Chabad House Tbilisi". Chabad House Tbilisi. Retrieved 13 May 2023.