Nabratein synagogue, Ancient synagogue ruins near Safed, Israel.

Nabratein synagogue is a small ancient synagogue measuring 11.5 by 16 metres, with two rows of limestone columns and two rows of stone benches along its length. A stone relief of a goblet on vine branches was found among the remains. The façade was partially reconstructed by the Jewish National Fund and the Israel Antiquities Authority.

The site went through three construction phases between 135 and 640 CE, with rebuilding efforts following an earthquake in 363 CE. This building was repeatedly destroyed and restored, showing how important it remained to the local community.

The site is identified with Kfar Neburaya, home of fourth-generation amoraim including Rabbi Yehuda of Kfar Nebira and Rabbi Yaakov of Kfar Neburaya, who taught in Tyre and Caesarea contrary to halakhic rulings and was flogged and rebuked by the rabbis for it. A stone relief of a goblet on vine branches was found among the synagogue remains. The Arab name Khirbat Nabratin preserved the sound of the ancient village's name.

The site lies in the Birya forest northeast of Safed, reached by forest paths; the ground around the fallen columns and walls is uneven, so sturdy shoes help. A spring, Ein Naburiya, flows from a small cave in a white chalk rock face beside the ruins, where troughs were cut for watering flocks and washing. The Jewish National Fund laid out terraces and orchard trees and opened the area to the public.

An inscription above the main doorway records the rebuilding date of 564 CE, roughly 500 years after the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed. This date reveals how the community maintained its religious continuity across many generations.