Mordechai Navi Synagogue
Mordechai Navi Jewish Religious Centre of Armenia
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism
District	Kentron
Status	Active
Location
Location	Yerevan, Armenia
Architecture
Completed	2011

Mordechai Navi Synagogue (Armenian: Մորդեխայ Նավի սինագոգ (Mordechai Navi sinagog)), is a Jewish synagogue in the Armenian capital Yerevan, and the centre of the Jewish community of the city. It is located on 23 Nar-Dos Street of the central Kentron district. It was opened in June 2011, with the financial assistance of the Armenian businessman David Galstyan.^[1]

The Mordechai Navi Synagogue is the only Jewish place of worship in Armenia. It is headed by the Chief Rabbi of Armenia Gershon Burstein.^[2]

The Jewish community in Armenia has a history of 2,000 years, when first Jewish groups settled in Armenia after the destruction of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem. However, currently the Jewish population in Armenia is around 100 only. Rima Varzhapetyan-Feller is the head of the Jewish community in Armenia since 1996.

In November 2023, the synagogue was set on fire. No serious damage was reported and no one was in the building at the time. The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia claimed responsibility. The group cited solidarity with Palestinian and Lebanese resistance movements against Zionism and issued new threats. The manifesto expressed opposition to Israel's actions in Gaza and accused Israel of supporting Baku's operations in reclaiming the Karabakh region. ASALA warned of future attacks outside Armenia if certain conditions related to the Armenian Quarter in Jerusalem were not met.^[3][4]

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