Tirat Tzvi

Other Name: Tel Menorah, Kefar Qarnaim, Tel abu Faraj

Religion: Jewish

Archaeological Evidences:

Period: Late Roman and/or Byzantine

Excavation: Excavated

Excavators: Shlomo Goldschmidt (1954)

Main Finds: Mosiac with menorah and shofar.

Mosaics: yes

Site Condition: No remains at the original location. Mosaic removed and restored in Kibbutz Tirat Tzvi.

Geographic Details

Geographical Region: Beth Shean Valley

6678, ישראל

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Selected Bibliography:

Selected Bibliography

Bibliographic citation of this page

Ben David, C. Osband, M. Aviam, M. Site: ‘Synagogues.Kinneret.ac.il’, The Bornblum Eretz Israel Website for the Study of Ancient Synagogues, accessed on 21 June 2025, https://synagogues.kinneret.ac.il/synagogues/tirat-tzvi/

Photos:

Photos

Menorah on the mosaic - courtesy of Reuven Or, Kibbutz Tirat Tzvi archive

Excavation of the site, on the right side Shlomo Goldschmidt the excavator - courtesy of Reuven Or, Kibbutz Tirat Tzvi archive

courtesy of Reuven Or, Kibbutz Tirat Tzvi archive © <i> synagogues.kinneret.ac.il </i>

The Menorah Mosaic displayes on the External Wall of the Tirat Tzvi Modern Synagogue | courtesy of Reuven Or, Kibbutz Tirat Tzvi archive

Plans and Drawings:

Plans

Goldschmidt 1973: 39, courtesy of the Israel Exploration Society

Links:

Links

The Archaeological Survey of Israel - description of survey site Tel Menorah