Congregation Mikveh Israel

Kahal Kadosh Mikveh Israel
Kahal Kadosh Mikveh Israel
Hebrew: קהל קדוש מקוה ישראל
	Mikveh Israel in 2013
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Rite	Sephardic Spanish and Portuguese
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Albert Gabbai; Rabbi Yosef Zarnighian (Assistant);
Status	Active
Location
Location	44 North Fourth Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
	Location in Philadelphia
Geographic coordinates	39°56′57″N 75°08′51″W / 39.949224°N 75.14750°W
Architecture
Date established	1773 (as a chartered congregation)
Completed	1761 (Sterling Alley); 1782 (Third and Cherry St. #1); 1825 (Third and Cherry St. #2); 1860 (North 7th St.); 1909 (Broad and York Sts.); 1976 (44 North Fourth St.);
Website
	mikvehisrael.org

Congregation Mikveh Israel (Hebrew: קהל קדוש מקוה ישראל, lit. 'Holy Community Hope of Israel'), is a Sephardic Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 44 North Fourth Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The congregation traces its history from 1740.^[1] Mikveh Israel is a Spanish and Portuguese congregation that follows the rite of the Amsterdam esnoga. It is the oldest synagogue in Philadelphia, and the longest running in the United States.

The congregation moved to its current building at 44 North Fourth Street in 1976. The synagogue is located within Philadelphia's Old City Historic District and adjacent to Independence Mall. Mikveh Israel is an active community synagogue with services on the Sabbath, holy days, and special occasions. It offers adult education and cultural programming with a focus on the Spanish and Portuguese tradition and history. It is active within the Center City Jewish community and its kitchen is under the kosher supervision of the Community Kashrus of Greater Philadelphia The Keystone K.

Rabbi Albert Gabbai has led the congregation since 1988. Rabbi Yosef Zarnighian has served as Assistant Rabbi since September 2021.^[2]

^ Sarna, Jonathan (2004). American Judaism. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780300101973.
^ Safran, Jarred (September 28, 2022). "You Should Know… Rabbi Yosef Zarnighian of Mikveh Israel in Old City". jewishexponent.com. Philadelphia Jewish Exponent. Retrieved September 28, 2022.

[1] Sarna, Jonathan (2004). American Judaism. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780300101973.

[2] Safran, Jarred (September 28, 2022). "You Should Know… Rabbi Yosef Zarnighian of Mikveh Israel in Old City". jewishexponent.com. Philadelphia Jewish Exponent. Retrieved September 28, 2022.

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