Heichal Shlomo (
Hekhal
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of
Solomon
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: he, היכל שְׁלֹמֹה, ''Heikhal Shlomo''; meaning 'Palace of Solomon') is the former seat of the
Chief Rabbinate of Israel
The Chief Rabbinate of Israel ( he, הָרַבָּנוּת הָרָאשִׁית לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, ''Ha-Rabbanut Ha-Rashit Li-Yisra'el'') is recognized by law as the supreme Rabbinic Judaism, rabbinic authority for Judaism in Israel. The ...
. It is located adjacent to the
Great Synagogue on
King George Street,
Jerusalem
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, opposite the
Leonardo Plaza Hotel. It is the Jerusalem Campus of
Herzog College
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History
Herzog College is named for Yaakov Herzog, an Israeli diplomat, scholar and son of Isr ...
and houses the Jewish Heritage Center and Museum of Jewish Art.
History
The building was erected between 1953 and 1958, following plans by German-born architect Alexander Friedman.
Since 1992, the building has housed the Jewish Heritage Center and Jewish Art Museum.
The ''Renanim'' Synagogue was transferred from
Padua
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together with its 18th-century
Torah ark
A Torah ark (also known as the ''Heikhal'', or the ''Aron Kodesh'') refers to an ornamental chamber in the synagogue that houses the Torah scrolls.
History
The ark, also known as the ''ark of law'', or in Hebrew the ''Aron Kodesh'' or ''aron ha- ...
and
bimah, and decorated with modern stained glass windows. The Entrance Gallery displays temporary exhibitions of Israeli artists. The museum displaying traditional and modern Jewish art in permanent and temporary exhibitions is named for British Jewish philanthropist
Sir Isaac Wolfson
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.
In 2009, Pope
Benedict XVI
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paid a courtesy visit to Heichal Shlomo, where he met with the two
Chief Rabbis of Jerusalem
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Title or rank
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.
Text of Pope Benedict XVI's Address to Chief Rabbis of Jerusalem
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Buildings and structures in Jerusalem
Synagogues in Jerusalem
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Synagogues completed in 1958
1958 establishments in Israel