| Beit T'shuva Synagogue | |
| Native Name: | ru|Синагога Бейт-Тшува |
| Image Upright: | 1.4 |
| Religious Affiliation: | Judaism |
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| Organisational Status: | Synagogue |
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| Functional Status: | Active |
| Location: | 7 Mayakovskogo Street, Birobidzhan, Jewish Autonomous Oblast |
| Country: | Russia |
| Map Type: | Russia Jewish Autonomous Oblast |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Architecture Type: | Synagogue architecture |
| Architecture Style: | Wooden synagogue |
| Year Completed: | 1986 |
| Date Destroyed: | --> |
| Materials: | Timber |
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| Footnotes: | [1] |
The Beit T'shuva Synagogue (ru|Синагога Бейт-Тшува|Sinagoga Beyt-Tshuva) is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 7 Mayakovskogo Street, in the city of Birobidzhan, in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast of Russia.
The oldest synagogue in the city, established in 1986, it is sometimes referred to as "Birobidzhan's old synagogue". While for years, the congregation's religious services included a blend of Christian and Jewish traditions, in 2005, under its leader of many years, Rabbi Boris "Dov" Kaufman, it underwent a transformation to become a "strictly Jewish" synagogue without any Christian influence.[2] [3] [4]
The synagogue, known for its warmth and quaintness, is located in a small Siberian-style wooden house. In 2010, The Christian Science Monitor reported that "nowhere are the ties between Jews and non-Jews here clearer than in Birobidzhan's tiny second synagogue, located on the outskirts of the city."[5] The Monitor went on to convey a scene to back-up its claim: