The sign is one of a series of signs marking the early days of Kfar Haroeh.
The synagogue was photographed on the same day by the same photographer
Click for a larger image Translation of the text on the sign:
The synagogue - Beit Midrash The synagogue was built in 1940 during World War II.
The financial situation was difficult, but the members attached great importance to the building of a synagogue - which until then was in one of the first barracks - and everyone mobilized for the task.
Most of the work was done by the members. The location was determined in the center of the village in order to serve as the center of the religious-spiritual life of the settlers, and in the courtyard of the synagogue a garden was planted with trees of the seven species.
The Ark of the Covenant was designed by the master architect Meir Ben Uri.
Rabbi Shaul Israeli served as the first rabbi of Kfar Haroeh.
The first collectors were Menachem Mat and Yosef Bar-Hai.
The pioneers of Kfar Haroeh came from different countries, with prayer forms and tunes from Beit Abba traditions, and they had to decide on a uniform prayer form. With the arrival of Rabbi Shaul Israeli, this issue was decided by a majority vote, and the wording was determined as the prayer tunes of the cantors Eliyahu Shargai and Menachem Mat, and especially these of the High Holy Days, accompany us to this day.
Beginning with Independence Day 1949, the form of the thanksgiving prayer for Independence Day began to take shape in the religious community. Kfar HaRa led the line of saying Hallel in blessing on the night of the holiday and on its day. The wording used in the village to this day.
For many years there was a hospitality shack in the courtyard of the synagogue where passers-by stayed.
In the 1950s the building was expanded, and a womens section and a study room were added.
In the 85th year of the moshav, 2017, the synagogue was renovated and refreshed, as part of the community renewal.
The synagogue is also used as a midrash for Torah studies.
[Images - from the top right corner, counterclockwise]
The synagogue under construction
Invitation to lay the cornerstone for the synagogue
The interior of the synagogue
The synagogue after its construction
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