Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagogue (Tondano)
Sha'ar Hashayamim Synagoge (Hebrew: שער השמים ("Sha'ar Hashamayim", "Gerbang Surga" in Indonesian)) also known as Beth Knesset Sha'ar Hashamayim or Kahal Kadosh Sha'ar Hashamayim is an Orthodox Jewish Synagogue with Sephardi tradition (Spanish and Portuguese) located in Tondano, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, which was founded in 2003.
| Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagoge בית כנסת שער השמים | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Orthodox Jews |
| Rite | Spanish and Portuguese Jews |
| Leadership | Yaakov Baruch |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Watulambot, Tondano, Minahasa Regency South Sulawesi,  Indonesia |
| Website | |
| https://www.instagram.com/shaar.hashamayim.indonesia/ https://www.facebook.com/shaarhashamayim | |
Sha'ar Hashamayim Synagogue is the second synagogue in Indonesia after another synagogue in the city of Surabaya, which was built in 1939 by the Iraqi Jewish community, and closed in 2009. Sha'ar Hashamayim is the only Orthodox Synagogue in Indonesia that is still operating today.
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Synagogue interior
Mikvah building (left), Synagogue building (right)
Torah scroll, gift from Ben Judah's Jewish family
Synagogue inauguration by local government, 2019
Recitation of Sefer Torah by Congregation of Sha'ar Hashamayim
Recitation of Lamentations on the night of Tisha B'av
Hanukkah celebration
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