Rabbi Meir Toledano Synagogue

Rabbi Meir Toledano Synagogue
Rabbi Meir Toledano Synagogue
Hebrew: בית הכנסת הרב מאיר טולדנו; Arabic: كنيس ربي مير طوليدانو;
	The synagogue in 2020
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue
Status	Active
Location
Location	Meknes
Country	Morocco
	Location of the synagogue in Morocco
Geographic coordinates	33°53′20″N 5°34′16″W / 33.888825°N 5.57124°W
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Funded by	Toledano family
Date established	13th century (as a congregation)
Completed	1646

The Rabbi Meir Toledano Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת הרב מאיר טולדנו; Arabic: كنيس ربي مير طوليدانو) is a synagogue located in the medina of Meknes, Morocco.^[1]

History

According to tradition, the first construction of the synagogue occurred in the 13th century, known then as the Mahrit Synagogue. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1630.^[2] It was rebuilt by the Toledano family (originally from Toledo) in 1646, following their arrival in Meknes.^[2]

The synagogue is named after Rabbi Meir Toledano, a rabbi of the Toledano family, who rose to fame by editing and publishing in 1803 his stepfather Moses ben Daniel's works on the Torah under the name Melekhet ha-Kodesh.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Rabbi Meir Toledano Synagogue at Meknes, Morocco". Diarna.org. Digital Heritage Mapping. 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b Bentov, Haim; Cohen, Haim J.; Laskier, Michael M. (2007). "Meknès". Encyclopaedia Judaica. Vol. 13 (2nd ed.). Gale.