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The Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת תפארת ישראל; Ashkenazi Hebrew: Tiferes Yisroel), most often spelled Tiferet Israel, also known as the Nisan Bak Shul (Yiddish: ניסן ב"ק שול), after its co-founder, Nisan Bak [1] is a former prominent Hasidic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel.
Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue, one of the most outstanding synagogues in the Old City of Jerusalem in the 19th and 20th centuries, destroyed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and left in ruins. As of 2019, it is being rebuilt.
Tiferet Israel Congregation follows Moroccan Jewish tradition. [1] Regular services are held during the week, on Shabbat, and on Jewish holidays. The synagogue contains a sanctuary on the main floor with separate seating for men and for women, and in the basement there is a kitchen and a room for luncheons, festive meals, and parties.
After the Six-Day War the building became the centre of Bnei Akiva and didn't revert to use as a synagogue. [2] Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue has been destroyed in 1948, but, as of 2025, is in the process of being rebuilt, much like the Hurva Synagogue. Yanina Synagogue, a Romaniote synagogue established by the Jews of Ioannina, Greece.
Nisan Bak (or Nissan Beck; Hebrew: ניסן ב"ק; 1815–1889) was a leader of the Hasidic Jewish community of the Old Yishuv in Ottoman Palestine.He was the founder of two Jewish neighborhoods in Jerusalem, Kirya Ne'emana (better known as Batei Nissan Bak) and a Yemenite Jewish neighborhood, and builder of the Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue, also known as the Nisan Bak Shul.
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested and accused of planning a mass shooting at a synagogue in Ohio, court documents show. The suspect, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is charged with ...
The Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue in Jerusalem, named after Rabbi Yisrael Friedman of Ruzhyn and used by all branches of the Ruzhiner dynasty. The Sadigura Rebbe undertook the remainder of the fund-raising for the Tiferet Yisrael Synagogue, the Ruzhiner synagogue in the Old City of Jerusalem initiated by his father. The synagogue was completed in 1872.
Congregation Tifereth Israel ("Splendor of Israel") is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Corona section of Queens, in New York City, New York, in the United States. [4] It was founded by Ashkenazi Jews who had moved to Queens from Manhattan's Lower East Side. [1] Estée Lauder and her parents were early members. [1] [5]