Chaim Pinto Synagogue Explained

Chaim Pinto Synagogue
Native Name:ar|كنيس حاييم بينتو
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Religious Affiliation:Judaism
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Organisational Status:Synagogue
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Functional Status:Active
Location:Essaouira, Marrakesh-Safi
Country:Morocco
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The Chaim Pinto Synagogue (ar|كنيس حاييم بينتو), an historic site in Essaouira, Marrakesh-Safi, Morocco, formerly known as Mogador, Morocco, was the home and synagogue of Rabbi Chaim Pinto. Although there is no longer a Jewish community in Essaouira, the building is an active synagogue, used when pilgrims or Jewish tour groups visit the city. The synagogue is on the second floor of a three-story, courtyard building inside the walls of the old city that also contained Rabbi Pinto's home and office. The building is of whitewashed plaster over masonry. The synagogue consists of a single large room. There are two women's sections, one across the courtyard and one on the third floor, both with windows looking into the synagogue.[1] The synagogue room underwent a modern renovation, concealing the ceiling and column capitals, and painting the wood of the Torah ark and bimah light blue.

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  1. Book: Zack, Joel . The Synagogues of Morocco; An Architectural and Preservation Survey . . New York . 1992 . 23 ff . .