Haïm Capoussi Synagogue

Haïm Capoussi Synagogue
Hebrew: חיים כפוסי
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism (former)
Rite	Kabbalah
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Location
Location	3 Darb El Noussayr, Haret El-Yahud, Cairo
Country	Egypt
Location of the former synagogue, relative to the Nile Delta
Geographic coordinates	30°2′58.8″N 31°15′30.6″E
Architecture
Style	Ottoman architecture
Completed	17th century Early 20th century (restoration)

The Haïm Capoussi Synagogue (Hebrew: חיים כפוסי) is a former Kabbalah Jewish synagogue, located at 3 Darb El Noussayr, in Haret El-Yahud, in the Jewish quarter of Cairo, Egypt.^[1]

History

The former 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.^[2][3][4] The Capoussi family were some of the earliest Jews to have been expelled from Spain in AD 1391.^[2]

Restored in the early part of the 20th century, both the synagogue and Capoussi's tomb became pilgrimage sites. In March 1986, the former synagogue was registered as an antiquity.^[1]

See also

• History of the Jews in Egypt
• Synagogues in Cairo
• List of synagogues in Egypt

References

1. "Haim Capousi Synagogue (Capoussi) at Cairo, Egypt". Diarna.org. Digital Heritage Mapping. 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
2. Jefferson, Rebecca J. W. (January 27, 2022). 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.
3. Busse, Winfried; Varol-Bornes, Marie-Christine (1996). Hommage à Haïm Vidal Sephiha (in French). P. Lang. p. 386. ISBN 978-3-906755-91-5.
4. Cabasso, Gilbert (January 1, 1991). Juifs d'Égypte : Images et Textes (in French). FeniXX. p. 116. ISBN 978-2-402-37779-9.