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Gate of Mercy Synagogue ( Marathi : दयेचे द्वार / जुनी मशिद ), Hebrew : שער הרחמים ) (also known as Shaar Harahamim and Juni Masjid is the oldest synagogue in Mumbai , India.1The synagogue was built in 1796 by Samaji Hasaji Divekar (also known as Samuel Ezekiel), a Bene Israeli , near CSMT in South Mumbai .2 The synagogue was later rebuilt and moved to the present location at Mandvi in 1860. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the area was inhabited by a small but thriving Jewish community . The local appellation of the synagogue, Juni Masjid , lends itself to the nearby Central railway station, Masjid Bunder . Despite a fall in numbers, the synagogue still maintains active services such as a 6 AM service. It serves a congregation of about a hundred members daily. The synagogue is also featured on heritage and religious tours of the city. "Hidden history" . dna . 12 September 2014 .3
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The Gate of Mercy Synagogue ( Hebrew : שער הרחמים ) (also known as Shaar Harahamim and Juni Masjid is the oldest synagogue in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India. The synagogue was built in 1796 by Samaji Hasaji Divekar (also known as Samuel Ezekiel), a Bene Israeli , near Esplanade in South Mumbai . The synagogue was later rebuilt and moved to the present location at Mandvi in 1860. In the eighteenth and nineteen centuries, the area was inhabited by a small but thriving Jewish community . The local appellation of the synagogue, Juni Masjid lends itself to the nearby Central railway station, Masjid Bunder . Despite a fall in numbers, the synagogue still maintains active services such as a 6 AM service. It serves a congregation of about a hundred members daily. The synagogue is also featured on heritage and religious tours of the city. Department of Relief and Rehabilitation, Government of Maharashtra .
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The Gate of Mercy Synagogue ( Marathi : गेट ऑफ मर्सी सिनेगोग / जुनी मशिद ), Hebrew : שער הרחמים ) (also known as Shaar Harahamim and Juni Masjid is the oldest synagogue in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India. The synagogue was built in 1796 by Samaji Hasaji Divekar (also known as Samuel Ezekiel), a Bene Israeli , near Esplanade in South Mumbai . The synagogue was later rebuilt and moved to the present location at Mandvi in 1860. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the area was inhabited by a small but thriving Jewish community . The local appellation of the synagogue, Juni Masjid lends itself to the nearby Central railway station, Masjid Bunder . Despite a fall in numbers, the synagogue still maintains active services such as a 6 AM service. It serves a congregation of about a hundred members daily. The synagogue is also featured on heritage and religious tours of the city. Department of Relief and Rehabilitation, Government of Maharashtra .
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The Gate of Mercy Synagogue ( Marathi : दयेचे द्वार / जुनी मशिद ), Hebrew : שער הרחמים ) (also known as Shaar Harahamim and Juni Masjid is the oldest synagogue in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India. The synagogue was built in 1796 by Samaji Hasaji Divekar (also known as Samuel Ezekiel), a Bene Israeli , near Esplanade in South Mumbai . The synagogue was later rebuilt and moved to the present location at Mandvi in 1860. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the area was inhabited by a small but thriving Jewish community . The local appellation of the synagogue, Juni Masjid , lends itself to the nearby Central railway station, Masjid Bunder . Despite a fall in numbers, the synagogue still maintains active services such as a 6 AM service. It serves a congregation of about a hundred members daily. The synagogue is also featured on heritage and religious tours of the city. "Hidden history" . dna . 12 September 2014 .
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Orthodox synagogue in Mumbai, India The Gate of Mercy Synagogue ( Hebrew : שער הרחמים ), also known, since its centenary in 1896, as the Shaar Harahamim Synagogue , and known colloquially as Juni Masjid , is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at 254 Samuel Street, in South Mumbai , in the division of Konkan , in the state of Maharashtra , India .Built in 1796, it is the oldest synagogue in Mumbai. The synagogue was built by Samaji Hasaji Divekar (also known as Samuel Ezekiel), a Bene Israeli , near CSMT in South Mumbai. The synagogue was later rebuilt and moved to the present location at Mandvi in 1860. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the area was inhabited by a small but thriving Jewish community .
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