Building Name: | Edmond J. Safra Synagogue |
Location: | 19275 Mystic Pointe Drive, Aventura, Miami-Dade County, Florida 33180 |
Country: | United States |
Map Type: | Miami, Florida |
Map Size: | 250 |
Map Relief: | 1 |
Religious Affiliation: | Orthodox Judaism |
Rite: | Nusach Sefard |
Status: | Synagogue |
Functional Status: | Active |
Leadership: | Rabbi Yosef Galimidi |
Architect: | Frankel Benayoun |
Architecture Type: | Synagogue |
Groundbreaking: | 1997 |
Year Completed: | 2001[1] |
Funded By: | Edmond J. Safra Foundation |
The Edmond J. Safra Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 19275 Mystic Pointe Drive, Aventura, Miami-Dade County, Florida, in the United States. The congregation practises in the Sephardi rite. Rabbi Yosef Galimidi has served as rabbi since 2008.[1]
The synagogue is one of several that are eponymous with Edmond J. Safra, a former banker and philanthropist, partially or fully funded by the Edmond J. Safra Foundation.[2] [3] [4]
The community originated in Aleppo, Syria. The synagogue broke ground in 1997 and was completed in 2001.[1]