Religious sites in Tel Aviv

Religious Sites of Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv and Jaffa house a diverse collection of religious landmarks reflecting centuries of multi-faith history. This list features the 1926 Tel Aviv Great Synagogue and the shell-shaped Hechal Yehuda Synagogue, alongside Jaffa’s historic Sea Mosque and Hassan Bek Mosque. The selection includes significant Christian sites, from the Franciscan St. Peter's Church in Old Jaffa to the Russian Orthodox compound containing the tomb of Tabitha and the 19th-century Emanuel Church in the American–German Colony.

Religious Sites of Tel Aviv — Map

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St. Peter's Church

St. Peter's is a Franciscan church in the beautiful setting of Old Jaffa.

B

Neve Tzedek

First Jewish neighborhood outside Jaffa, Neve Tzedek is historic, scenic and kinda becoming "in" again.

C

Tel Aviv Great Synagogue

Designed by Yehuda Magidovitch, this synagogue was built in 1926 and then restored in the 70's.

D

The Sea Mosque

The al-Bahr Mosque or Masjid al-Bahr (Arabic: مسجد البحر, Misgad HaYam, meaning in all languages The Sea Mosque, is the oldest extant…

E

Beit HaTfutsot

Anu – Museum of the Jewish People, formerly the Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora, is located in Tel Aviv, Israel, at the…

F

Emanuel church

Immanuel Church is a Protestant church in the American–German Colony neighbourhood of Tel Aviv in Israel.

G

St. Nicolas Church

Saint Nicholas Monastery is an Armenian monastery built in the first millennium AD.

H

Hassan Bek Mosque

The Hassan Bek Mosque, also known as the Hasan Bey Mosque, is one of the most well-known mosques of Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel.

I

Hechal Yehuda Synagogue

The Hechal Yehuda Synagogue, also commonly known as the Recanati synagogue, is one of approximately 500 synagogues in Tel Aviv, Israel.

J

St. Peter's Church of England

Anglican church in Jaffa serving the English-speaking community, reflecting the 19th-century British influence in the region.

K

St. Peter's church

Russian Orthodox church featuring distinctive pink walls and a tall bell tower. It is built on the traditional site of the tomb of Saint Tabitha.

L

St. George's Church

Greek Orthodox church in Jaffa containing ornate icons and traditional Byzantine architectural elements.

M

Monastery of Saint Anthony (Maronite)

Maronite Catholic church and monastery in Jaffa, serving the local Lebanese-origin Christian community.

N

Monastery of Saint Anthony (Coptic)

Coptic Orthodox monastery located near the historic Jaffa port, part of the Egyptian Christian mission.

O

Our Lady Woman Of Valor Church

Catholic pastoral center and church in South Tel Aviv, primarily serving the city's migrant worker and asylum seeker populations.

P

Compound of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in honor of St. Peter and righteous Tabitha

Russian Orthodox mission compound featuring the Church of St. Peter and St. Tabitha, known for its gardens and a burial cave of the biblical Tabitha.

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