• Source: List of synagogues in Maharashtra

This is a list of synagogues in Maharashtra.
Jews started settling in Mumbai (then Bombay) and other coastal towns of Maharashtra during the 18th century, due to its economic opportunities. The Jewish community of Bombay consisted of the remnants of three distinct communities: the Bene Israeli Jews of Konkan, the Baghdadi Jews of Iraq, and the Cochin Jews of Malabar.




List of active synagogues


There are a total of ten active synagogues in Maharashtra. Six of these are located in downtown Mumbai. There are three on the outskirts of Mumbai, including one each in Thane, Alibaug and Panvel. Pune also houses one active synagogue.




Jewish prayer halls


Apart from the synagogues Mumbai also houses two active Jewish prayer halls

Kurla Prayer Hall, Kurla, Mumbai
Etz Haeem Prayer Hall, Balu Changu Patil Marg, Mumbai




List of closed synagogues


There are approximately ten closed synagogues in Maharastra. Eight of these are located in Raigad District, one each in Mumbai and Pune.

Ambepur Synagogue, Raigad District
Beth El Ashtami Synagogue, Ashtami Village, Raigad District
Beth El Rewdanda Synagogue, Rewdanda Village, Raigad District
Beth Ha-Elohim Synagogue, Raigad District
Hessed El Synagogue, Poyand, Raigad District
Keneseth Israel Synagogue, Talley Ghosaley, Raigad District
Orle Israel Synagogue, Nandgoan Mura, Raigad District
Shaar Hathephilah Synagogue, Mhasla, Raigad District
Rodef Shalom Synagogue, Byculla, Mumbai




See also



History of the Jews in India
List of synagogues in India




References






External links


Media related to Synagogues in Maharashtra at Wikimedia Commons

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