Yeshurun Central Synagogue

For similarly named synagogues, see Central Synagogue.

Yeshurun Central Synagogue
Hebrew: בית הכנסת המרכזי ישורון
The synagogue, in 2010
Location of the synagogue in Israel
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Status	Active
Location
Location	Biluim Street, Gedera
Country	Israel
Coordinates	31°49′4″N 34°46′36″E
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Completed	1912

The Yeshurun Central Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת המרכזי ישורון) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Biluim Street, in Gedera, Israel. It was the first synagogue to be built in the town, completed during the time of the Biluim, forerunners of the kibbutz movement 1882 from the Russian Empire. Before the synagogue was built, the first settlers used a shack as a synagogue. The current synagogue was built in 1912 on the same exact location of the former shack.

Etymology

Yeshurun or Jeshurun is a poetic name for Israel (Deut. 32:15;), the Land of Israel (Deut. 33:5;), or the Patriarch Jacob (Genesis 32:29)

See also

• History of the Jews in Israel
• List of synagogues in Israel

External links

Media related to Yeshurun Central Synagogue (Gedera) at Wikimedia Commons