Wikipedia's first sentence called it “largest synagogue in jerusalem”. Today it says “hasidic jewish congregation and synagogue”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Large Hasidic synagogue in Jerusalem For similarly named synagogues, see Great Synagogue . The Belz Great Synagogue ( Hebrew : בעלזא בית המדרש הגדול , romanized : Belz Beis HaMedrash HaGadol ) is an Hasidic Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at 7 Binat Yisas'har Street, in the Kiryat Belz neighborhood of Jerusalem , Israel . Designed by Aaron Ostreicher and completed in 2002, the synagogue was built by the Belz Hasidic community with financial help from its supporters around the world. With capacity for c. 10,000 worshipers, the synagogue is one of the largest synagogues in Israel.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The Belz Great Synagogue ( , Belz Beit HaMidrash HaGadol ) is the largest synagogue in Jerusalem . It was built by the Belz Hasidic community with financial help from its supporters and admirers around the world.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Belz Great Synagogue ( , Belz Bais HaMedrash HaGadol ) is the largest synagogue in Israel . It was built by the Belz Hasidic community with financial help from its supporters and admirers around the world.
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The Belz Great Synagogue ( , Belz Beis HaMedrash HaGadol ) is one of the largest synagogues in Israel . It was built by the Belz Hasidic community with financial help from its supporters and admirers around the world.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Large Hasidic synagogue in Jerusalem For similarly named synagogues, see Great Synagogue . The Belz Great Synagogue ( ; Belz Beis HaMedrash HaGadol ) is one of the largest synagogues in Israel . It was built by the Belz Hasidic community with financial help from its supporters and admirers around the world.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “largest synagogue in jerusalem”. Today it says “hasidic jewish congregation and synagogue”. Read the current article and compare.
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largest synagogue in jerusalem
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hasidic jewish congregation and synagogue
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