The festivities of the restoration of the Hurva Synagogue began yesterday, with the actual opening and rededication ceremony scheduled for Tuesday, Rosh Chodesh Nissan.
Yesterday they held a hachnassat sefer torah ceremony at the Hurva.
Kikar Shabbos has a whole slew of beautiful pictures of the shul and the event. Check it out.
An interesting article on the history of the Hurva synagogue can be read at http://www.jewishideasdaily.com/content/module/2010/3/15/main-feature/1/the-messianic-aliyah
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