Isaac Ben Walid Synagogue

The Isaac Ben Walid Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת של יצחק בן וואליד‎, Arabic: كنيس إسحاق بن الوليد‎) is a synagogue in the mellah of Tetuan, Morocco.[1][2][3]

Isaac Ben Walid Synagogue
בית הכנסת של יצחק בן וואליד
كنيس إسحاق بن الوليد
Location
LocationTetuan, Morocco
Geographic coordinates35.57019°N 5.36731°W / 35.57019; -5.36731

The synagogue is named after Rabbi Isaac Bengualid (1777–1870),[4] author of the 2-volume Vayomer Yitzhak, a history of the Jews of Tetuan. Rabbi Bengualid was a prominent member of Tetuan's Jewish community, which comprised about 4200 members at the time.[1]

An apparatus inside the synagogue to control lights automatically for sabbath.

The Isaac Ben Walid Synagogue was built in the new mellah south of the medina of Tetuan, created when Sultan Sliman decided to build a grand mosque on the location of the old mellah. At the time, Tetuan was the heart of the Sephardi community in Morocco and it had 16 synagogues.[2][5]

References
  1. Researchers of The Museum of The Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot. "Tetuan". Museum of The Jewish People - Beit Hatfutsot. Retrieved 2019-10-16.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. "BCmed". www.bcmediterranea.org. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  3. "Tetouan Synagogue, Tetouan, Morocco | Archive | Diarna.org". archive.diarna.org. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  4. Angel, Marc (2010-10-01). "Bengualid (Ben Walīd), Isaac". Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World.
  5. "The Jews of Tetuan, Morocco: Genealogy and Iconography". avotaynuonline.com. Retrieved 2019-11-01.

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