Small stone homes abut the larger structure in the background, the community synagogue. Credit:www.goisrael.com

Small stone homes abut the larger structure in the background, the community synagogue. Credit:www.goisrael.com

Tucked away from the Israeli capital of the Golan Katzrin, the Talmuic (Byzantine) era village takes us back to a typical mid–sized Jewish village of the time. The centerpiece of such a town would be the synagogue, in this case built with the local black, volcanic basalt stone.