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Synagogue Ben Ezra
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The Ben Ezra Synagogue, sometimes referred to as the El-Geniza Synagogue or the Synagogue of the Levantines, is situated in the Fustat part of Old Cairo, Egypt. According to local folklore, it is located on the site where baby Moses was found.
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Synagogue Ben Ezra

264J+7CV, Kom Ghorab, Old Cairo, Cairo Governorate 4244001, Egypt
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The Ben Ezra Synagogue, sometimes referred to as the El-Geniza Synagogue or the Synagogue of the Levantines, is situated in the Fustat part of Old Cairo, Egypt. According to local folklore, it is located on the site where baby Moses was found.

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attractions: The Hanging Church, Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, The Coptic Museum, Fortress of Babylon, Darb 1718, Amr ibn al-As Mosque, Foustat Traditional Crafts Center, Manasterly Bridge, Umm Kulthum Museum, Rawda Island Nilometer, restaurants: Old Cairo Restaurant & Cafe, Restaurant, Hey resturant
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Nearby attractions of Synagogue Ben Ezra

The Hanging Church

Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church

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The Hanging Church

4.7

(3.3K)

Open 24 hours
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Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church

Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church

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Open 24 hours
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The Coptic Museum

The Coptic Museum

4.5

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Fortress of Babylon

Fortress of Babylon

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The Ben Ezra Synagogue in Cairo is located behind the Hanging Church and was once a church itself. Ben Ezra is quite easily accessible from anywhere in Cairo, with the Metro being the most convenient Mar Girgis Station.

The Ben Ezra Synagogue was originally a Christian church, which the Coptic Christians of Cairo had to sell to the Jews in 882 A.D in order to pay the annual taxes imposed by the Muslim rulers of the time. The church was purchased by Abraham Ben Ezra, who came from Jerusalem during the reign of Ahmed Ibn Tulun, for 20,000 dinars.

The synagogue was a place of pilgrimage for North African Jews and the site of major festival celebrations. The famous medieval rabbi Moses Maimonides worshipped at Ben Ezra synagogue when he lived in Cairo.

Numerous restorations and renovations were made over the centuries, and the present building dates from 1892. It is a faithful reconstruction of the original, which had collapsed. During the reconstruction, a medieval Geniza (a hiding place for sacred books and worn-out Torah scrolls) was discovered, revealing thousands of original documents from the Middle Ages.

The Synagogue of Ben Ezra has a basilica-style plan and two floors, the lower one for men and the upper one for women. The main floor is divided into three parts by steel bars, and in the center is an octagonal marble bima (platform for Torah reading). The synagogue is decorated with geometric and floral patterns in the Turkish style.

Tradition marks this as the spot where the prophet Jeremiah gathered the Jews in the 6th century after Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the Jerusalem temple. The adjacent spring behind the building (not accessible now but can be seen from the outside through the grill) is supposed to mark the place where the pharaoh’s daughter found Moses in the reeds, and also where Mary drew water to wash Jesus.

Today Ben Ezra Synagogue is a historical monument and the most-visited Jewish site in Cairo. Be prepared to pass through security in order to enter...

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Ben Ezra Synagogue is a very old Jewish temple in Old Cairo. People say it was built over 1,000 years ago.

It is famous because, a long time ago, they found old Jewish papers and books there. These papers helped historians learn more about Jewish life in the past.

Some people also believe that this is the place where baby Moses was found in the Nile River.

Today, the synagogue is not used for prayer, but many visitors come to see its beautiful design and learn about Jewish...

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✡️ معبد بن عزرا – أقدم وأشهر معابد اليهود في مصر معبد فريد من نوعه في قلب مصر القديمة، شاهد على الوجود اليهودي العريق في مصر، وعلى التعايش التاريخي بين الأديان في القاهرة.

📍 الموقع: داخل مجمّع الأديان في حي مصر القديمة

بجوار الكنيسة المعلقة، وحصن بابليون

أقرب محطة مترو: مار جرجس (خط المرج–العتبة)

🕰️ تاريخ المعبد: يُعتقد أن المعبد كان في الأصل كنيسة قبطية اسمها "كنيسة الملاك ميخائيل"

تحوّل إلى معبد يهودي في القرن التاسع الميلادي (882م)

سُمي باسم عزرا الكاتب – أحد رجال الدين اليهود في العهد القديم، والمُعتقد أنه مرّ بمصر أثناء عودته من السبي البابلي.

✡️ أهميته التاريخية: يُعد أقدم معبد يهودي باقٍ في مصر

تم ترميمه عدة مرات، خاصة في عصر محمد علي باشا

اشتهر بوجود "الجنيزا" – وهي مخزن سري للأوراق القديمة والنصوص الدينية التي لا يجوز التخلص منها

📜 جنيزا القاهرة: واحدة من أعظم الاكتشافات اليهودية في العالم

سنة 1896، تم العثور في غرفة علويّة داخل المعبد على أكثر من 200 ألف وثيقة

الوثائق دي اتنقلت لمكتبة كامبريدج، واحتوت على معلومات نادرة عن الحياة اليومية لليهود والمسلمين والمسيحيين في العصور الوسطى.

🏛️ العمارة: المعبد متأثر بالعمارة الإسلامية والمسيحية مع لمسات يهودية

سقف خشبي مرتفع

أعمدة رخامية وزخارف هندسية

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Ben Ezra Synagogue is a very old Jewish temple in Old Cairo. People say it was built over 1,000 years ago. It is famous because, a long time ago, they found old Jewish papers and books there. These papers helped historians learn more about Jewish life in the past. Some people also believe that this is the place where baby Moses was found in the Nile River. Today, the synagogue is not used for prayer, but many visitors come to see its beautiful design and learn about Jewish history in Egypt.
amr hassanamr hassan
This was the synagogue whose geniza or store room was found in the 19th century to contain a treasure of abandoned Hebrew, Aramaic and Judeo-Arabic secular and sacred manuscripts. The collection, known as the Cairo Geniza, was brought to the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England at the instigation of Solomon Schechter. It is now divided between several academic libraries, with the majority being kept at the Cambridge University Library.
Mauro MauriMauro Mauri
La Sinagoga di Ben Ezra è una delle più antiche e significative sinagoghe del Cairo, situata nel cuore del Quartiere Copto. Consiglio vivamente una visita di questo quartiere! Fondata nel IX secolo d.C., rappresenta un importante punto di riferimento storico e culturale per la comunità ebraica in Egitto. Fondazione: La sinagoga fu originariamente costruita nel 882 d.C., quando la comunità ebraica acquistò una chiesa cristiana copta preesistente. Secondo la tradizione locale, sorge nel luogo in cui il profeta Geremia radunò gli ebrei dopo la distruzione del Tempio di Gerusalemme nel VI secolo a.C.  Cairo Geniza: Nel XIX secolo, all’interno della sinagoga fu scoperta la Geniza del Cairo, un deposito contenente oltre 250.000 documenti storici che offrono una visione dettagliata della vita ebraica medievale nel Mediterraneo. Scoperta eccezionale Patrimonio Storico: La Sinagoga di Ben Ezra è un simbolo della ricca eredità ebraica in Egitto e testimonia la convivenza di diverse comunità religiose nel corso dei secoli. Attrazione Turistica: Oggi, la sinagoga non è più in uso per il culto, ma è aperta ai visitatori come museo, offrendo uno sguardo approfondito sulla storia ebraica egiziana e sull’architettura religiosa. Non si possono fare foto
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Ben Ezra Synagogue is a very old Jewish temple in Old Cairo. People say it was built over 1,000 years ago. It is famous because, a long time ago, they found old Jewish papers and books there. These papers helped historians learn more about Jewish life in the past. Some people also believe that this is the place where baby Moses was found in the Nile River. Today, the synagogue is not used for prayer, but many visitors come to see its beautiful design and learn about Jewish history in Egypt.
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This was the synagogue whose geniza or store room was found in the 19th century to contain a treasure of abandoned Hebrew, Aramaic and Judeo-Arabic secular and sacred manuscripts. The collection, known as the Cairo Geniza, was brought to the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England at the instigation of Solomon Schechter. It is now divided between several academic libraries, with the majority being kept at the Cambridge University Library.
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La Sinagoga di Ben Ezra è una delle più antiche e significative sinagoghe del Cairo, situata nel cuore del Quartiere Copto. Consiglio vivamente una visita di questo quartiere! Fondata nel IX secolo d.C., rappresenta un importante punto di riferimento storico e culturale per la comunità ebraica in Egitto. Fondazione: La sinagoga fu originariamente costruita nel 882 d.C., quando la comunità ebraica acquistò una chiesa cristiana copta preesistente. Secondo la tradizione locale, sorge nel luogo in cui il profeta Geremia radunò gli ebrei dopo la distruzione del Tempio di Gerusalemme nel VI secolo a.C.  Cairo Geniza: Nel XIX secolo, all’interno della sinagoga fu scoperta la Geniza del Cairo, un deposito contenente oltre 250.000 documenti storici che offrono una visione dettagliata della vita ebraica medievale nel Mediterraneo. Scoperta eccezionale Patrimonio Storico: La Sinagoga di Ben Ezra è un simbolo della ricca eredità ebraica in Egitto e testimonia la convivenza di diverse comunità religiose nel corso dei secoli. Attrazione Turistica: Oggi, la sinagoga non è più in uso per il culto, ma è aperta ai visitatori come museo, offrendo uno sguardo approfondito sulla storia ebraica egiziana e sull’architettura religiosa. Non si possono fare foto
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