I have been fortunate enough to visit some beautiful synagogues around the world, modern and functional and some ancient non functioning and some ancient and still active.
Few days ago I was at El Ghriba synagogue in Djerba Tunisia considered to be the oldest synagogue outside Israel dating back to the destruction of the first temple.
this morning I received a video from a friend in Cochin where there is no Jewish community (once a flourishing one existed) but alive enough to host visitors, this time a group of 16 ashkenazi rabbis from the USA ..
The beauty of the inside of this synagogue is a pleasure to behold. The architecture is typical Kerala style. This is one of the five that one can visit easily in the region but only one where one can meet fellow jews from all around the world.
Am Israel Chai..
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