Synagogues & Minyanim in Rome
Daily minyanim run in three areas — Piazza Bologna, the Ghetto, and Marconi. All times are in one table below.
You must register before 2:00 pm to enter the synagogues — at security.romaebraica.it.
All minyanim at a glance
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| Synagogue | Area | Nusach | Weekday Shacharit | Shabbat Shacharit | Mincha–Arvit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bet El | Piazza Bologna | Sefardi | 7:30 | 9:30 | before sunset |
| Bet Shmuel · Young Ely | Piazza Bologna | Sefardi | 7:30 | 9:30 | — |
| Great Synagogue | Ghetto | Italian | 7:30 | 8:30 | candle-lighting |
| Spanish Synagogue | Ghetto | Sefardi | 7:00 | 8:00 | before sunset |
| Chabad | Ghetto | Ari | 9:00 | — | 6:00 pm |
| Bet Yaakov | Marconi | Sefardi | 7:30 | 9:30 | before sunset |
| Bet Shalom | Marconi | Italian | 7:30 | 9:30 | candle-lighting |
| Agudat Ashkenazim | Ashkenazi | Ari | 7:40 | 10:00 | — |
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Mincha & Arvit
• At candle-lighting: Great Synagogue · Beth El (Piazza Bologna) · Beth Shalom (Marconi)
• Chabad Hamerkaz: weekday Mincha 2:15 pm (Mon–Thu)
• Beth Shmuel & Di Castro (near Termini): Mincha–Maariv on some days — best to confirm
Shacharit — earliest in Rome: Bet Yaakov, Mon/Thu 5:45, Tue–Fri 6:00
A men's mikvah is available in Piazza Bologna.
Details
Weekdays
- Shacharit 7:30 at nearly all shuls — except Spanish Synagogue (7:00), Chabad Ghetto (9:00) and Agudat Ashkenazim (7:40).
- Sundays / local holidays: 8:30 (Spanish 7:30, Agudat Ashkenazim 8:00).
- Earliest: Bet Yaakov (Marconi) — Mon/Thu 5:45, Tue–Fri 6:00.
- Mincha–Arvit at candle-lighting: Great Synagogue · Beth El (Piazza Bologna) · Beth Shalom (Marconi).
Chabad Hamerkaz: weekday Mincha 2:15 pm (Mon–Thu).
Beth Shmuel & Di Castro (near Termini): Mincha–Maariv on some days — best to confirm.
Shabbat & holidays
- Register before 2:00 pm at security.romaebraica.it.
- Friday night: at candle-lighting (about 7:00 pm in summer).
- Shabbat Shacharit: most 9:30; Great Synagogue 8:30; Spanish 8:00; Agudat Ashkenazim 10:00.
- Selichot: Spanish Synagogue 5:00 (then Shacharit 6:50); Beth El 6:30.
- Tallis: synagogues provide talleisim; wearing your own under a coat is fine.
General contact: +39 06 9436 8049 · WhatsApp +39 333 8130919 · Viale di Villa Massimo 39, 00161 Roma.
Nusach — which tradition?
- Sefardi
- Sephardic / Mizrahi prayer rite.
- Italian (Italki)
- Rome's ancient Italian rite.
- Ari
- The Chabad / Chassidic rite.
2 comments
Bezalel Kosofsky
Do tourists need to email photo copies of their passport with dates that they’ll be in Rome for the Chabad of Rome?
Menachem Lazar
For the synagogues you need to register with your passport in the link provided in this page.