Haïm Capoussi Synagogue is a synagogue in Cairo, Egypt. The synagogue was built in the 17th century in the memory of the Kabbalist rabbi Haim Capoussi of the same period, who studied in Safed under Rabbi Isaac Luria, lived for a time in Cairo, and died in 1631.[1][2][3] The Capoussi family were some of the earliest Jews to have been expelled from Spain in AD 1391.[1] Both the synagogue and Capoussi's tomb became pilgrimage sites.
| Haïm Capoussi Synagogue | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Location | |
| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
  Shown within Nile Delta  Haïm Capoussi Synagogue (Lower Egypt)  Haïm Capoussi Synagogue (Egypt) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 30°2′58.8″N 31°15′30.6″E / 30.049667°N 31.258500°E |
References
edit- ^ a b Jefferson, Rebecca J. W. (2022-01-27). The Cairo Genizah and the Age of Discovery in Egypt: The History and Provenance of a Jewish Archive. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-78831-966-9.
- ^ Busse, Winfried; Varol-Bornes, Marie-Christine (1996). Hommage à Haïm Vidal Sephiha (in French). P. Lang. p. 386. ISBN 978-3-906755-91-5.
- ^ Cabasso, Gilbert (1991-01-01). Juifs d'Égypte : Images et Textes (in French). FeniXX. p. 116. ISBN 978-2-402-37779-9.
External links
edit- Haim Capousi Synagogue in Cairo, Egypt via the Diarna Project
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