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The Maghain Aboth Synagogue (Malay: Sinagog Maghain Aboth, Hebrew: מגן אבות, romanized: Ma'gen Ahvot, lit. 'Guardian of Patriarchs' or 'Shield of our Fathers') is an Hasidic Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at 24/26 Waterloo Street in Rochor , within the Central Area of Singapore .
There are several well-known landmarks, including the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple, Maghain Aboth Synagogue, Sculpture Square, and Sri Krishnan Temple. The Maghain Aboth Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in Singapore and was built by the local Jewish community in 1878. Chinese New Year festive market at Waterloo Street in February 2024.
Chesed-El Synagogue is a synagogue at Oxley Rise in the River Valley Planning Area, within the Central Area of Singapore. Named Chesed-El, which means "Grace of God", the synagogue was completed in 1905 and is the second synagogue in Singapore. The Chesed-El Synagogue was gazetted as a national monument on 18 December 1998.
Sea View Hotel in 1928, shortly after it was rebuilt. The road was named after Sir Manasseh Meyer, a Jewish businessman known for his extensive philanthropic efforts such as donating to those in or out of the Jewish community as well as establishing Singapore's only synagogues: the Chesed-El Synagogue and the Maghain Aboth Synagogue.
His greatest works were within the Jewish community where he was the Baghdadi Jews of Singapore's most generous benefactor. Jews responsible for erecting Singapore's two synagogues — Maghain Aboth Synagogue and Chesed-El Synagogue. Chesed-El, his personal favourite, was opened in 1905 for the use of his family and others Baghdadi Jewish families.
A historic Brooklyn synagogue that serves as the center of an influential Hasidic Jewish movement was trashed this week during an unusual community dispute that began with the discovery of a ...
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Maghain Aboth Synagogue, (built 1878) is the oldest Jewish synagogue in Singapore. The first Jews to settle in Singapore came from India in 1819. As of 2008, there are still Jews in Singapore. [22] Their religious activities centre around two synagogues, the Maghain Aboth Synagogue and the Chesed-El Synagogue.