Synagogues and public institutions Har Nof

orot hatshuva study hall in har nof

rabbi david yosef head of yachveh da @ kollel , chief rabbi of har nof. har nof has large number of synagogues, yeshivas, , torah study institutions, among them central synagogue imrei shefer, kehilat zichron yosef, heichal hatorah, yeshiva pachad yitzchok, machon shlomo, yeshivat lev aharon, , machon yaakov. campuses of neve yerushalayim , arim college of jewish studies women located in har nof, yechaveh da at, rabbi ovadia yosef s synagogue , spiritual headquarters.

on 18 november 2014, attack occurred @ kehilat bnei torah synagogue. 2 arab terrorists east jerusalem entered synagogue knives, meat cleaver, , pistol, inflicting heavy wounds on victims @ morning prayers, killing 5 , injuring 8 - 4 of them seriously. in ensuing gun battle, 2 attackers shot dead, , 1 of policemen attended scene, druze, later died of wounds.