The Beirav Synagogue is named for the famous 16th century Torah sage, Rav Yaakov Beirav, best known for his attempts to revive the process of rabbinical ordination and re-establish the Sanhedrin, Judaism’s highest court of halachah (Jewish religious law).
Rav Yaakov Beirav, a native of Spain and disciple of the Ari HaKadosh, was the teacher [...]