Caucasians synagogue congregation was founded in 1908 by the son of Elkanah Sbiob Passover and the guidance of Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak of blessed memory, and dignitaries of the Caucasian community
In 1933 was elected treasurer of Mount Yonah Memorial Yunaev
And managed the synagogue about 50 years
Today, those who manage the empire he built
Rebbe, Rabbi Avigdor Yunaev
Ohel Yona
Caucasian Jewish history
Glorious history of ancient Caucasian Jews started during the days of the First bet hamikdash
Jews were deported to Russia about 50 60 years has yet to destruction of the First, by "Shalmaneser," the king of Assyria, and the exiles were descendants of the Ten Tribes, with no priests and no borrowers are left in the country.
In 1889 he wrote Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak of blessed memory to the Ministry of the Interior, San Pittsburgh about 720 Jews exiled Caucasians years BC, while Isaiah the son of Amoz in 6 Hezekiah king of Judah.
In 1880 began alternately increases in small groups of Jews from the Caucasus.
Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak blessed memory
Chief Rabbi and Rabbi of all countries Dgistan, was well versed in Russian, Yiddish and Hebrew on the bullish, Dayan learned in Vilna, wrote his life many historical writings about the Caucasus and traveled the length and breadth of the Caucasus.
Epistles noted great interest in the estate / marriage / divorce / redemption of prisoners and an increase in blood, messengers, rabbinical certification / circumcisers / and slaughter.
Immigrated to Israel several times in his life and was in constant contact with the generous intensified "Pesach son Elkana Sbiaiib" was a very wealthy man, together they bought a plot in the house of Israel in Jerusalem part was built and some not, and devoted it to the synagogue, built in the courtyard of the sanctuary for widows and Talmud Torah.
Our story
It is prayed in a synagogue where the father of Rav Ovadia Yosef late Rabbi Jacob Joseph of blessed memory was a cantor and youth choir Ovadia Yosef had children. Gallows, Barzani, a woodpecker, and many members of the community who died like the Lord and land in Israel, even the general's family structure Cusiel man and two organizations were many.
In 1948, a shell fell on the roof of the synagogue and collapsed several years prayed to reconstruction by donations and opened Isibhgdolh Caucasian immigrants of having classes in Torah and Judaism by Rabbi Avigdor Ioniiob.
In 1995 opened a Kollel excellent teaching and rabbinical studies 60 yeshiva students learning in Kollel. Instead, when the figure stands in front of the late Rabbi Yaakov Yosef son of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef late and gave lessons taught until his last day Kollel and distinguish good life Rabbi Zalman Nehemiah Goldberg Rebbe continues to this day.
Today yeshiva students studying in the synagogue courtyard synagogue building designated for preservation by the Jerusalem municipality, we renovated the synagogue a cost of 7 million shekels by architect and artist design studio special academic graduate "Bezalel" entire renovation mahogany cherry and oak and is now one of the Bat Computer The ancient synagogue and most luxurious in the country. There are elements in the synagogue ancient antique Judaica
Now after obtaining licenses and approvals by the regional committee we want to build another 2 floors to the Midrash and luxurious residential building technical specifications to 100 yeshiva students and 100 young men they could study Torah from the expansion of knowledge, with great pomp
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Study of of slaughtering
Avreichim of "Ohel Yonah" busy studying and exams
Avreichim "Ohel Yonah" are praying
A ceremony was ordained at Yeshiva students Ohel Yonah
Director institutions "Ohel Yonah" community rabbi and synagogue Kollel for training of teachers teaching slaughter rabbis and rabbinical judges
Rabbi Avigdor Yonaiov
