The Great Synagogue in Ramat Gan, Synagogue in Ramat Gan, Israel

The Great Synagogue in Ramat Gan stands at 47 Herzl Street on Ordea Square, near Bialik Street. The building received its present form in 1952, when the cornerstone of the new structure was laid in the presence of Israel's Chief Rabbi Herzog. In the 1960s architect Aviel Katz added stone cladding to the facade, new entrance steps, marble wall panels, decorative metal window grilles and ceramic tiles, plus offices for the Religious Council and a Torah library. A 2007 renovation renewed the main hall's flooring and seats and added a new bimah, ark and landscape-themed stained glass.

A wooden synagogue hut stood on the site in the "Emek" (today Bialik Street) and was first recorded in a local council protocol of 1926, already called the "great central synagogue". The cornerstone of the stone building was laid on 9 December 1934, with the inscription "For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples" on the eastern wall facing Herzl Street. The municipality funded most of the construction, and in 1952 a cornerstone was laid for the expanded building in the presence of Israel's Chief Rabbi Herzog.

The community gathers here for prayers and holiday celebrations, particularly during the Jewish High Holidays when the space fills with worshippers. This place shapes the religious life of the neighborhood and connects generations through shared rituals.

Visitors can find this house of prayer near the Ramat Gan Religious Council building. Plan your visit around regular prayer times and dress respectfully if you wish to enter the prayer spaces.

The cornerstone was laid on 9 December 1934, and the verse "For my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples" (Isaiah) is set on the eastern wall facing Herzl Street, signalling that the synagogue is open to all. A memorial wall for fallen soldiers of Israel's wars was added through a donation by Moshe Badner, a honoured citizen of Ramat Gan.