Sinagoga Ahavat Reim
The
Bezalel Narkiss Index of Jewish Art
The Center for Jewish Art
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
District: Bom Retiro – São Paulo – SP – Brazil
Location: Guarani Street
Founded: This synagogue was founded by immigrants
from Poland (Lodz, Warsaw and region) about 80 years ago. Initially located on
Prates Street, and then on Correia de Melo Street (for a short time), it was
installed on Guarani Street, after the purchase of a land in 1944 and the construction
of the building on the site. In 1945 the synagogue was already in operation, as
an institution and as a very organized Community.
Description of the building: The building of
this synagogue has the similar configuration, format and design of the other
synagogues of the same period. A gate and walls separated the synagogue from
the street, forming a small internal space. A distribution hall led to the male
section and a ladder led us to the female sector. On the walls of this hall
there was a mural of remembrance and homage to deceased patrons. This situation
continues today. The roof of the synagogue, above the Bimah, was made of wood
with glass, detail that provided natural light in the internal space of the
synagogue throughout the day. In the male section, Aron Hakodesh stood in the
middle of the hall, by the left wall of the person entering the room. The
wooden benches, formerly, were lined up and facing this wall. There was a small
ladder and rail in front of the Aron Hakodesh, which was flanked by pilasters.
The floor was also made of wood. There were the Mazalots / Zodiac signs around
the Aron Hakodesh, and some paintings on the walls, such as that of Kotel
Hamaaravi. The lions next to the "Tables of the Law", Maguen David,
and the "Ner Tamid" above the Aron Hakodesh were present, as well as
details of the wall, in the women's gallery, with paintings in their frames,
and which allowed visibility to the male sector.
Current state: With the change of the majority
of visitors to other districts, the participation in the synagogue decreased,
making it difficult to maintain (from the 1980s to the 2000s), and even the
formation of minians. The building of the Ahavat Reim Synagogue has been little
changed, despite the reforms and modernizations it has undergone. An invitation
to Rabbi Pessach Kauffman, the work he does there, the reform of the synagogue,
with the donation of Mr. Samuel Klein and the Korn family, and among others,
made it possible for the Ahavat Reim Synagogue to be built up to this day.
Rabbi Kauffman said that he initially acted in this synagogue at the Great
Holidays, reactivating it, however, from 2010, when it was possible to
concretize a project to revitalize the space and its operation. A refurbishment
of the electrical part, kitchen, toilets and air-conditioning was made possible
by Mr. Samuel Klein. In 2012 a big party was held at the time of the donation
of a new Sefer Tora by the family of dr. Reinaldo Klass and a new Sefer Torah
was also donated by the Safra family. Nowadays the synagogue has 3 new Torót,
and also maintains the oldest ones. In 2014 a new renovation was carried out,
replacing the old wooden and worn floor with a new one. The interior of Aron
Hakodesh has also been redone. At this time new banches were donated by the
synagogue president, mr. Samuel Korn, considering that the old wooden benches
had problems. The roof of the synagogue, above Bimah, is not currently wooden with
glass. Several events over the years have been held. Former attendants and
relatives of the founders continue to participate in the synagogue, but also
young people and relatives previously unconnected to it began to attend it. The
gate and the walls that separated the synagogue from the street have already
been replaced by higher walls and new gates.
Nowadays, a painted plate in the
color blue, in the same color of the gates limits the vision of who walks by
the Guarani Street. In the male section, the Aron Hakodesh remains in the same
position at the time of construction, in the middle of the hall, on the wall to
the left of who enters to the room. However, the seats are positioned towards
the center of the room. The ladder and grate that lay ahead of Aron Hakodesh
was removed, eliminating its separation from Bimah. The pilasters next to the
Aron Hakodesh remain, now darker blue. The old Mazálot / zodiac signs are no
longer present, as are some paintings on the walls. The lions that line the
"Law Tables", Maguen David, and the "Ner Tamid" above of
Aron Hakodesh, remain prominent. Details of the wall, in the women's gallery,
remain, with paintings in their frames.
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