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[[File:Jerusalem Great Synagogue05.jpg|thumb|Heichal Shlomo]]
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[[File:BentsviAndHotel144K.png|thumb|[[Mordechai Ish-Shalom]] and [[Yitzhak Ben-Zvi]] standing across from Heichal Shlomo, 1959]]
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The '''Heichal Shlomo''' ({{lang-he|היכל שְׁלֹמֹה|Heikhal Shlomo|Palace of Solomon}}; hence [[Hekhal]] of [[Solomon]]) is an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] [[Judaism|Jewish]] congregation, [[synagogue]], [[Jewish museum]] and [[teacher training|teacher's college]], located opposite the [[Leonardo Plaza Hotel Jerusalem|Leonardo Plaza Hotel]], on [[King George Street (Jerusalem)|King George Street]], [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]].


'''Heichal Shlomo''' ([[Hekhal]] of [[Solomon]]: {{lang-he|היכל שְׁלֹמֹה}}, ''Heikhal Shlomo''; meaning 'Palace of Solomon') is the former seat of the [[Chief Rabbinate of Israel]]. It is located adjacent to the [[Great Synagogue (Jerusalem)|Great Synagogue]] on [[King George Street (Jerusalem)|King George Street]], [[Jerusalem]], opposite the [[Leonardo Plaza Hotel Jerusalem|Leonardo Plaza Hotel]]. It is the Jerusalem Campus of [[Herzog College]] and houses the Jewish Heritage Center and Museum of Jewish Art.
The synagogue is the former seat of the [[Chief Rabbinate of Israel]] until the [[Jerusalem Great Synagogue|Great Synagogue]] was completed in 1982. The building also serves as the Jerusalem Campus of [[Herzog College]] for their Masters in Education program,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://friendsofherzog.org/hechal-shlomo/ |title=Hechal Shlomo: International Center for Jewish Heritage |work=Friends of Herzog College |date=n.d. |access-date=20 September 2024 }}</ref> and houses the Jewish Heritage Center and Museum of Jewish Art.


==History==
==History==
The building was erected between 1953 and 1958, following plans by German-born architect Alexander Friedman.
The building was erected between 1953 and 1958, following plans by German-born architect Alexander Friedman.


Since 1992, the building has housed the Jewish Heritage Center and Jewish Art Museum.
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 [[Bema#Judaism|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 for British Jewish philanthropist [[Isaac Wolfson]].
The ''Renanim'' Synagogue was transferred from [[Padua]] together with its 18th-century [[Torah ark]] and [[Bema#Judaism|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 people|British]] Jewish philanthropist, Sir [[Isaac Wolfson]].


In 2009, Pope [[Pope Benedict XVI|Benedict XVI]] paid a courtesy visit to Heichal Shlomo, where he met with the two [[Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem|Chief Rabbis of Jerusalem]].<ref>[http://opusdei.org/en-uk/article/benedict-xvi-in-israel/ Text of Pope Benedict XVI's Address to Chief Rabbis of Jerusalem]</ref>
In 2009, Pope [[Pope Benedict XVI|Benedict XVI]] paid a courtesy visit to Heichal Shlomo, where he met with the two [[Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem|Chief Rabbis of Jerusalem]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://opusdei.org/en-uk/article/benedict-xvi-in-israel/ |title=Text of Pope Benedict XVI's Address to Chief Rabbis of Jerusalem |work=Opus Dei |date=2009 |access-date= }}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
BentsviAndHotel144K.png|[[Mordechai Ish-Shalom]] and [[Yitzhak Ben-Zvi]] standing across from Heichal Shlomo, 1959
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{official website|http://www.hechalshlomo.org.il}}
* {{official website|http://www.hechalshlomo.org.il}}
* {{cite web |url=https://museums.gov.il/en/Museums/Pages/hechal-shlomo.aspx |title=Heichal Shlomo, Jerusalem: The Wolfson Museum of Jewish Art |work=Museums: Government of Israel |date=n.d. |access-date= }}


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Revision as of 09:32, 26 September 2024

Heichal Shlomo
Template:Lang-he
The synagogue in 2009 (left),
with the Great Synagogue (right)
Religion
AffiliationOrthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
StatusActive
Location
LocationJerusalem
CountryIsrael
Heichal Shlomo is located in Jerusalem
Heichal Shlomo
Location of the synagogue in Jerusalem
Geographic coordinates31°46′32.84″N 35°13′0.88″E / 31.7757889°N 35.2169111°E / 31.7757889; 35.2169111
Architecture
Architect(s)Alexander Friedman
TypeSynagogue architecture
Groundbreaking1953
Completed1958
Dome(s)One
Website
hechalshlomo.org.il

The Heichal Shlomo (Template:Lang-he; hence Hekhal of Solomon) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation, synagogue, Jewish museum and teacher's college, located opposite the Leonardo Plaza Hotel, on King George Street, Jerusalem, Israel.

The synagogue is the former seat of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel until the Great Synagogue was completed in 1982. 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

The 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]

References

  1. ^ "Hechal Shlomo: International Center for Jewish Heritage". Friends of Herzog College. n.d. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Text of Pope Benedict XVI's Address to Chief Rabbis of Jerusalem". Opus Dei. 2009.

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