The Heichal Shlomo (Hebrew: היכל שְׁלֹמֹה, romanized: Heikhal Shlomo, lit. 'Palace of Solomon'; hence Hekhal of Solomon) is a building, which houses a synagogue, Jewish museum and teacher's college, located opposite the Leonardo Plaza Hotel, on King George Street, Jerusalem, Israel.
| Heichal Shlomo | |
|---|---|
Hebrew: היכל שְׁלֹמֹה | |
 Heichal Shlomo in 2009 (left), with the Great Synagogue (right) | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Jerusalem |
| Country | Israel |
  Location of the synagogue in Jerusalem | |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°46′32.84″N 35°13′0.88″E / 31.7757889°N 35.2169111°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Alexander Friedman |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 1953 |
| Completed | 1958 |
| Dome(s) | One |
| Website | |
| hechalshlomo | |
The building is the former seat of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel until the 1990s. The building also serves as the Jerusalem Campus of Herzog College for their Masters in Education program,[1] and houses the Jewish Heritage Center and Museum of Jewish Art.
History
editThe building was erected between 1953 and 1958, following plans by German-born architect Alexander Friedman.
The building has housed the Jewish Heritage Center and Jewish Art Museum since 1992.
The Renanim Synagogue was transferred from Padua together with its 18th-century Torah ark and bimah, and decorated with modern stained glass windows. The Entrance Gallery displays temporary exhibitions of Israeli artists. The museum displaying traditional and modern Jewish art in permanent and temporary exhibitions is named in honour of British Jewish philanthropist, Sir Isaac Wolfson.
In 2009, Pope Benedict XVI paid a courtesy visit to Heichal Shlomo, where he met with the two Chief Rabbis of Jerusalem.[2]
Gallery
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Mordechai Ish-Shalom and Yitzhak Ben-Zvi standing across from Heichal Shlomo, 1959
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Hechal Shlomo: International Center for Jewish Heritage". Friends of Herzog College. n.d. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ "Text of Pope Benedict XVI's Address to Chief Rabbis of Jerusalem". Opus Dei. 2009.
External links
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Media related to Heichal Shlomo at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- "Heichal Shlomo, Jerusalem: The Wolfson Museum of Jewish Art". Museums: Government of Israel. n.d.