Belz Great Synagogue

Belz Great Synagogue
Hebrew: בעלזא בית המדרש הגדול
The synagogue façade, in 2009
Religion
Affiliation	Hasidic Judaism
Rite	Nusach Ashkenaz
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Yissachar Dov Rokeach
Year consecrated	2000
Status	Active
Location
Location	7 Binat Yisas'har Street, Kiryat Belz, Jerusalem
Country	Israel
Location of the synagogue in Jerusalem
Geographic coordinates	31°47′49.64″N 35°12′27.39″E / 31.7971222°N 35.2076083°E / 31.7971222; 35.2076083
Architecture
Architect(s)	Aaron Ostreicher
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Modernist architecture
Groundbreaking	1980s
Completed	2002
Specifications
Direction of façade	East
Capacity	c. 6,000
Dome(s)	One
Dome height (outer)	23 m (75 ft)
Website
worldofbelz.org/see-the-shul
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The Belz Great Synagogue (Hebrew: בעלזא בית המדרש הגדול, romanized: Belz Beis HaMedrash HaGadol) is an Hasidic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 7 Binat Yisas'har Street, in the Kiryat Belz neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel. Designed by Aaron Ostreicher and completed in 2002, the synagogue was built by the Belz Hasidic community with financial help from its supporters around the world. With capacity for c. 6,000 worshipers, the synagogue is one of the largest synagogues in Israel.