Beit T'shuva (russian: Синагога Бейт-Тшува) is a synagogue located in the Russian city of

Birobidzhan Birobidzhan ( rus, Биробиджа́н, p=bʲɪrəbʲɪˈdʐan; yi, ביראָבידזשאַן, ''Birobidzhan'') is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia, locat ...

. The oldest synagogue in the city, having been established in 1986, it is sometimes referred to as "Birobidzhan's old synagogue". While for years, the congregation's religious services included a blend of Christian and Jewish traditions, in 2005, under its leader of many years,

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Boris "Dov" Kaufman, it underwent a transformation to become a "strictly Jewish" synagogue without any Christian influence.McMahon, Colin.
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'', April 7, 2001. The synagogue, known for its warmth and quaintness, is located in a small

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n-style wooden house. In 2010, ''

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'' reported that "nowhere are the ties between Jews and non-Jews here clearer than in Birobidzhan's tiny second synagogue, located on the outskirts of the city." The Monitor went on to convey a scene to back-up its claim:

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