Maghain Aboth Synagogue

Maghain Aboth Synagogue
Maghain Aboth Synagogue
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Leadership	Rabbi Mordehai Abergel
Year consecrated	1878; 146 years ago (1878)
Location
Location	24/26 Waterloo St, Singapore 187968
Municipality	Singapore
Geographic coordinates	1°17′54″N 103°51′03″E / 1.29825°N 103.85070°E / 1.29825; 103.85070
Architecture
Type	Synagogue
Style	Neo-Classical and Colonial
Completed	1878; 146 years ago (1878)
Designated as NHL
National monument of Singapore
Designated	27 February 1998
Reference no.	35
Website
http://www.singaporejews.com

The Maghain Aboth Synagogue (Hebrew: מגן אבות, translit: Ma'gen Ahvot, "Guardian of Patriarchs" or "Shield of our Fathers") is a synagogue in Singapore. It is located at 24/26 Waterloo Street in Rochor, within the Central Area at Singapore's central business district. Constructed in 1878, it is the oldest and largest Jewish synagogue in Southeast Asia and the second largest in Asia itself, outside of Israel.

Managed by the Jewish Welfare Board, it remains to be the main place of worship for the Jewish community in Singapore.^[1] It was designated as a national monument of Singapore in 1998. Today, the synagogue and its surroundings has served as the unofficial centre of Jewish activity in Singapore, with several Jewish buildings standing within its vicinity, including a kosher supermarket and a museum.