Draft:Congregation Shaare Ratzon

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Kahal Kadosh Sha'are Ratzon
Hebrew: ק"ק שערי רצון
Istanbuli Synagogue, c. 1825 (steel engraving from John Carne travelogue, publ. 1836)
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
RiteSephardic Spanish and Portuguese
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
StatusActive
Location
Location13 Bet El, Jerusalem, Israel and HaTzefirah 23 Jerusalem, Israel
CountryIsrael
Architecture
Date established1764
Website
sandpjerusalem.org

Congregation Sha'are Ratzon (Hebrew: קהל קדוש שערי רצון, lit.'Holy Community Gates of (Good) Will'), is a Sephardic Orthodox Jewish synagogue is located in Jerusalem, Israel.

The congregation traces its history with members of various communities around the world congregating in Jerusalem. It was established in its current form as a congregation in 1980.[1][2][3][4][5]

Sha'are Ratzon is a Spanish and Portuguese congregation[6] that follows a mix of the rite of the Amsterdam esnoga as well as the London Sephardi tradition.

The congregation's meeting place for prayer services was one of the Four Sephardic Synagogues, the Istambuli, from its founding and until 2022. Today has a second active branch in the German Colony.

Sha'are Ratzon is an active community synagogue with services on certain Sabbatoth, Festivals, and special occasions.

References

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  1. ^ "Wandering Jews come home". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. September 28, 2006.
  2. ^ "Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue Jerusalem". Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue in Jerusalem.
  3. ^ "Sha'are Ratzon – Jerusalem, Israel". July 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "Jerusalem | S&P Central". sandp-central.
  5. ^ "Official list of nonprofits in Israel (in Hebrew)".
  6. ^ "Affiliated Synagogues and Minyanim".
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Category:Sephardi synagogues