Great Synagogue

The Great Synagogue of Petah Tikva is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Hovevei Zion Street, in the centre of Petah Tikva, in the Central District of Israel.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: central synagogue in Petah Tikva, Israel
Also known as: “Great Synagogue of Petah Tikva”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include בית מדרש לתורת ארץ ישראל and Netzach Israel school for girls.

בית מדרש לתורת ארץ ישראל

Place of worship

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בית מדרש לתורת ארץ ישראל is a place of worship, which is situated 300 metres west of Great Synagogue.

Netzach Israel school for girls

School

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Netzach Israel school for girls is situated 200 metres south of Great Synagogue.

Helbna Neiditz House

Building

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Helbna Neiditz House is a building, which is situated 210 metres southwest of Great Synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Petah Tikva and Ein Ganim.

Petah Tikva is an eastern suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel, population 248,000. For those into early Zionist history, a number of the old buildings have been preserved, though they can be hard to find, and the signs describing them are only in Hebrew.

Ein Ganim

Suburb

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Ein Ganim was the first moshav po'alim in Israel. The moshav was established in 1908 near Petah Tikva by members of the Second Aliyah and was named after the Levitical city of Ein Ganim, mentioned in the book of Joshua 21:29.