Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue

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The Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue is a historic 16th-century kabbalistic synagogue in Safed, Israel, associated with Rabbi Isaac Luria and central to Jewish mystic tradition.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
religious site
synagogue
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Ari Ashkenazi Shul
Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue of Safed
architecturalStyle traditional synagogue architecture
associatedWith Jewish mysticism
Lurianic Kabbalah
Rabbi Isaac Luria
cityQuarter Old City of Safed
country Israel
culturalContext Jewish mystic tradition in Safed
dedicatedTo memory of the Ari (Rabbi Isaac Luria)
denomination Ashkenazi
foundedInCentury 16th century
function place of worship
study of Kabbalah
hasCulturalSignificance center of kabbalistic practice in Safed
hasType kabbalistic synagogue
heritage Jewish heritage site
heritageStatus important religious and historical site in Safed
historicalPeriod Ottoman period in Palestine
languageOfLiturgy Hebrew
liturgicalRite Ashkenazi rite
locatedIn Northern District, Israel
Safed
namedAfter Rabbi Isaac Luria
notableFor association with the Ari
kabbalistic traditions
role in Jewish mystic tradition
partOf kabbalistic synagogues of Safed
pilgrimageSiteFor Jewish visitors
region Galilee
religion Judaism
spiritualRole center of Lurianic Kabbalah practice
tourism popular site for tourists in Safed
tradition Kabbalah
usedFor Torah study
kabbalistic study
prayer services

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue ("Ari Ashkenazi Shul")
Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue ("Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue of Safed")
alsoKnownAs
Yosef Caro Synagogue
hasNearbySite
Safed
hasReligiousInstitution

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