Editing Troyes (section)

==== Jewish Worship ====
[[File:Troyes synagogue.jpg|alt=The Rashi Synagogue|left|thumb|The [[Rashi Synagogue of Troyes|Rashi Synagogue]]]]
Jewish worship is conducted in the Rashi Synagogue of Troyes, named in honor of Rabbi Salomon Ben Isaac, known as [[Rashi]], the famous commentator of the [[Talmud]]. The current building was constructed on the site of an old abbey from the 16th century and replaced the synagogue destroyed during [[World War II]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.judaicultures.info/sites-patrimoine/france-15/Region-Centre/Troyes-en-France|title=Troyes in France - A Millennial Jewish History|website=judaicultures.info|access-date=February 15, 2012}},</ref>{{,}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.crdp-reims.fr/cddp10/ressources/mediatheque/dossiers/lieux_cultuels/2.htm|title=Making Sense of the Forms of Places of Worship - The Synagogue|website=crdp-reims.fr|access-date=October 29, 2011}}.</ref> The building is in [[Renaissance]] style and was restored in the 20th century. It consists of a [[half-timbered house]] from the 16th century and another house dating from the 18th century ([[Louis XV style]]).<ref>{{Cite book |author1=Didier Guy |author2=Patrick Dupré |title=Troyes en Champagne |location=Troyes |publisher=La Maison du Boulanger |year= |page=124 |isbn=978-2-913052-21-5}}</ref> A cultural center has also been established.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=29 October 2011 |title=Donner sens aux formes des lieux cultuels - La synagogue |url=http://www.crdp-reims.fr/cddp10/ressources/mediatheque/dossiers/lieux_cultuels/2.htm |website=crdp-reims.fr}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>

Recent renovations were undertaken to restore the synagogue to reflect the spirit of [[Rashi|Rashi of Troyes]]' time. The inauguration took place on {{date|September 4, 2016}}, in the presence of [[Haïm Korsia|Haim Korsia]], the [[Chief Rabbi of France]].<ref>{{Cite news|language=fr|author1=I.F. with R. Doumergue|title=Troyes: the Restored Synagogue Was Inaugurated|journal=France 3 Region|date=September 4, 2016|url=https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/grand-est/aube/troyes/troyes-la-synogogue-restauree-ete-inauguree-1078009.html|pages=}}.</ref>