Aleppo Codex
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The Aleppo Codex is a medieval bound manuscript of the Hebrew Bible. The codex was written in the city of Tiberias in the tenth century CE under the rule of the Abbasid Caliphate, and was endorsed for
Closeup of Aleppo Codex, Joshua 1:1
Page from Aleppo Codex, Deuteronomy
Photograph of missing page
Exterior view of the Shrine of the Book
Central Synagogue of Aleppo
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The Central Synagogue of Aleppo,, also known as the Great Synagogue of Aleppo, Joab's Synagogue, al-Safra, or Al-Bandara Synagogue, is a former Jewish place of worship possibly dating to the 5th centu
Aleppo Codex
…Together with the Leningrad Codex, it contains the Aaron ben Moses ben Asher Masoretic Text tradition. The codex was kept for five centuries in the Central Synagogue of Aleppo, until the synagogue was torched during anti-Jewish riots in 1947. The fate of the codex during the subsequent decade is unclear: when it resurfaced…
The former synagogue, in the 1940s
The synagogue after being burned in the riots of 1947
The courtyard of the synagogue and its outdoor Tevah in 2011
Model of the synagogue in The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot