Yosef Caro Synagogue

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The Yosef Caro Synagogue is a historic Jewish house of worship in Safed, Israel, traditionally associated with Rabbi Yosef Karo, the renowned 16th-century author of the Shulchan Aruch.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish house of worship
historic building
synagogue
architecturalStyle traditional Middle Eastern synagogue architecture
associatedPeriod Ottoman era in the Land of Israel
associatedWith Jewish mysticism in Safed
Yosef Karo
associatedWork Shulchan Aruch
category Historic synagogues
Sephardi synagogues in Israel
Synagogues in Safed
centuryOfOrigin 16th century
city Safed
country Israel
dedicatedTo Yosef Karo
surface form: Rabbi Yosef Karo
denomination Sephardi
floorCount 1
hasCulturalSignificance Jewish law
Jewish pilgrimage
hasFeature ark for Torah scrolls
separate women’s section
stone construction
vaulted interior
hasNearbySite Abuhav Synagogue
Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue
hasPilgrimagePractice visits by students of Jewish law
visits on Jewish holidays
hasReligiousStatus active synagogue
heritage Sephardi Jewish tradition
languageOfLiturgy Hebrew
Ladino
locatedIn Israel
Safed
surface form: Old City of Safed

Safed
namedAfter Yosef Karo
partOf historic synagogues of Safed
region Northern District, Israel
surface form: Northern District of Israel
religion Judaism
touristAttraction yes
usedFor Torah study
prayer
religious services
tourist visits

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Safed hasReligiousInstitution Yosef Caro Synagogue