Chevra T'helim Synagogue

Since Hanukkah isn't until the 22nd, I am still searching for a picture for the "Festival of Lights" challenge. There are plenty of lights in the area, but I wanted something close to the assigned theme. I shot this image in NEF (RAW) and was having difficulty downloading it. The computer went to sleep and then I fell asleep waiting on the computer. The next thing I knew, it was another day.

This is Chevra T'helim Synagogue that is being converted into the Jewish Museum and Cultural Center. This rare surviving example of East European Jewish Orthodoxy is located at the main entrance to the City of Portsmouth. It is a place where visitors from home and around the world can celebrate and learn about Jewish history, faith, and culture. The Jewish Museum & Cultural Center houses artifacts and exhibits that reflect the history of the Hampton Roads Jewish community. On display is an eighteenth-century Torah Scroll rescued from a synagogue in Trebíc, Czechoslovakia. That synagogue was a victim of the Holocaust. Click on the post title above for more information.