page_title: Or Zaruaa Synagogue
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Or Zaruaa Synagogue / Building / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Or Zaruaa synagogue Jerusalem Israel interior. High ceiling, long tall windows, decorated with color stained glass, curved at the top. Big lamps Italian chandelier .עברית: בית כנסת אור זרוע בירושלים בעל תקרה גבוהה. החלונות ארוכים מעוגלים בחלקם העליון ומקושטים בויטראג. מנורות גדולות מימדים מאיטליה.
context_page_description: The Or Zaruaa Synagogue, Nachlaot, Jerusalem- Hebrew: בית כנסת אור זרוע, נחלאות, ירושלים‎ was founded in 1926 by Rabbi Amram Aburbeh for the Ma’araviim Jewish congregation in Jerusalem. It is located on 3 Shmuel Refaeli Street in the Nachalat Ahim neighbourhood in Jerusalem.
  The synagogue was named Or Zaruaa after the Beth Midrash that was held by Rabbi Shlomo Aburbeh, Rabbi Amram Aburbeh's father in his residence located in Avraham Azriel's court in the Old City of Jerusalem.
context_section_description: The Or Zaruaa Synagogue is a two-storied building situated on a hill, with an area of 258 square meters, in the Nachlaot neighborhood, located in the center of Jerusalem. The exterior walls are covered with Jerusalem stone, as mandated for all buildings in Jerusalem. The first floor was built to provide the Rabbi and leader of the community a home. Today this space is used as a kindergarten. The second floor is the synagogue itself. The synagogue is designed in a typical Spanish North-African style, where the seating for the men surrounds the Bimah (stage). The hall has a very high ceiling, and it includes a gallery section for the women (ezrat nashim). Tall windows are accentuated by massive stone frames, curved at the top. The window panes are decorated with paintings and ornaments.
caption: Or Zaruaa synagogue in Jerusalem, Israel (interior). High ceilings, large high windows, decorated with stained glass, curved at the top. Great Italian chandelier.
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