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Chesed-El Synagogue
Hebrew: חסד-אל
The synagogue, in 2023
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism
Rite	Nusach Sefard
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Synagogue
Leadership	Rabbi Nissim Zawady
Year consecrated	1905
Status	Active
Location
Location	Oxley Rise, River Valley, Central Area
Country	Singapore
Location of the synagogue in Singapore
Geographic coordinates	1°17′50″N 103°50′33.2″E / 1.29722°N 103.842556°E / 1.29722; 103.842556
Architecture
Architect(s)	Swan & Maclaren
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Renaissance Revival
Funded by	Sir Manasseh Meyer
Completed	1905; 119 years ago (1905)
Website
chesedel.org
National monument of Singapore
Designated	18 December 1998
Reference no.	38

The Chesed-El Synagogue (Hebrew: חסד-אל, lit. 'Grace of God') is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Oxley Rise, in River Valley, within the Central Area of Singapore. The synagogue was constructed in 1905 and in 1998 it was designated as a national monument of Singapore.

History

The Chesed-El Synagogue was designated as a national monument on 18 December 1998.

The synagogue underwent an extensive renovation in 2016 with the support of the National Heritage Board (NHB) of Singapore. A Jewish Community Centre was built on the synagogue grounds, where the communal Sukkah used to stand. In 2019, the synagogue received its fourth grant from the restoration fund of the NHB for restoration and maintenance of the building.

See also

• History of the Jews in Singapore
• List of synagogues in Singapore

References

1. Ng, Kai (22 May 2024). "National monuments of Singapore: Chesed-El Synagogue". www.asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2024.
2. Zaccheus, Melody (21 October 2014). "Sri Thendayuthapani Temple joins 66 others on list of Singapore's national monuments". Straits Times. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
3. ^ "15 NATIONAL MONUMENTS TO RECEIVE FUNDING AS PART OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS FUND 2019" (PDF) (Press release). National Heritage Board. 2019.

Further reading

• Boi, Lee Geok (2004). The Religious Monuments of Singapore. Landmark Books. ISBN 981-3065-62-1.
• Know Our Monuments. Preservation of Monuments Board.

External links

Media related to Chesed-El Synagogue at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• "Virtual Jewish History Tour of Singapore". Jewish Virtual Library.
• "Home page". The Jewish Community of Singapore.

v t e   Jews and Judaism in Singapore
History	Singapore
Groups	People Singaporean Jews Politicians People of Jewish descent Iraqi-Jewish descent Israeli expatriates Politics Israel–Singapore relations
Synagogues	Chesed-El Synagogue Maghain Aboth Synagogue
Yeshivas / Schools	Sir Manasseh Meyer International School
Other	David Elias Building
List of Singaporean Jews List of synagogues

National monuments of Singapore
(Legend: † demolished)
Gazetted in 1970s	1973 1. Old Thong Chai Medical Institution 2. Armenian Church 3. St Andrew's Cathedral 4. Former Telok Ayer Market 5. Thian Hock Keng 6. Sri Mariamman Temple 7. Masjid Hajjah Fatimah 8. Cathedral of the Good Shepherd 1974 9. Nagore Durgha 10. Masjid Al-Abrar 11. House of Tan Yeok Nee 12. Tan Si Chong Su 13. Masjid Jamae 1975 14. Sultan Mosque 1978 15. Saint George's Church 16. Hong San See 17. Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple 1979 18. Masjid Abdul Gaffoor
Gazetted in 1980s	1980 19. Siong Lim Temple 1987 20. Raffles Hotel 1989 21. Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church 22. Goodwood Park Hotel (Tower Block)
Gazetted in 1990s	1990 23. (Caldwell House and Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel) 1992 24. (The Istana and Sri Temasek) 25. City Hall 26. Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall 27. Old Parliament House and Annex Building 28. Old Supreme Court Building 29. Empress Place Building 30. National Museum of Singapore 31. Former Saint Joseph's Institution 32. Former Attorney-General's Chambers 1994 33. Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall 1996 34. Yueh Hai Ching Temple 1998 35. Maghain Aboth Synagogue 36. Old Ministry of Labour Building 37. Old Tao Nan School 38. Chesed-El Synagogue 39. Old Hill Street Police Station 40. Ying Fo Fui Kun 41. Central Fire Station 42. Nanyang University Arch, Nanyang University Memorial and Nanyang University Library and Administration Building 1999 43. The Chinese High School Clock Tower Building
Gazetted in 2000s	2002 44. Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church 45. Former Admiralty House 46. Tan Teck Guan Building 47. College of Medicine Building 2003 48. Cathay Building † 49. Church of Saints Peter and Paul 50. MacDonald House 2005 51. Saint Joseph's Church 52. Church of Our Lady of Lourdes 53. Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 54. Tou Mu Kung Temple 2006 55. Former Ford Factory 2009 56. (Manasseh Meyer Building and Former Raffles College, currently the Bukit Timah campus of National University of Singapore) 57. Church of St Teresa 58. Keng Teck Whay 59. Former Command House 60. St James Power Station 61. Bowyer Block, Singapore General Hospital
Gazetted in 2010s	2010 62. Singapore Conference Hall 63. (Lim Bo Seng Memorial, Tan Kim Seng Fountain and The Cenotaph) 2011 64. Former Tanjong Pagar railway station 2013 65. Civilian War Memorial 2014 66. Chung Cheng High School (Main) 67. Sri Thendayuthapani Temple 68. Masjid Alkaff Upper Serangoon 2015 69. Jurong Town Hall 70. Istana Kampong Glam 71. Fullerton Building 2016 72. Changi Prison, Old Entrance Gate, Turret and Wall 2019 73. (Anderson Bridge, Cavenagh Bridge and Elgin Bridge)
Gazetted in 2020s	2022 74. Fort Siloso 75. Padang

• 1905 establishments in Singapore
• 20th-century religious buildings and structures in Singapore
• Landmarks in Singapore
• National monuments of Singapore
• Renaissance Revival synagogues
• River Valley, Singapore
• Sephardi Jewish culture in Asia
• Sephardi synagogues
• Synagogues completed in 1905
• Synagogues in Singapore