▁what ▁were ▁h ither to ▁dis cre et ▁symbols ▁of ▁identity ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁The ▁fac ade ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁is ▁north - f acing ▁and ▁never ▁gets ▁the ▁sun , ▁neither ▁do ▁windows ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁facing ▁a ▁wall , ▁this ▁is ▁unusual ▁as ▁syn agog ues ▁are ▁generally ▁more ▁orient ed ▁west - east . ▁ ▁A bove ▁the ▁portal ▁are ▁car ved ▁in ▁Heb rew ▁the ▁following ▁Bib lic al ▁vers es : ▁ ▁" B less ed ▁are ▁you ▁at ▁your ▁coming ▁and ▁bl essed ▁art ▁thou ▁in ▁thy ▁going ▁out " ▁( De uter onomy ▁ 2 8 . 6 ) ▁ ▁" Come ▁in ▁tur mo il ▁into ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁God " ▁( P sal ms ▁ 5 5 . 1 5 ) ▁ ▁And ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁building : ▁ ▁" Th ou ▁sh alt ▁love ▁the ▁Lord " ▁( De uter onomy ▁ 1 1 : 1 ) ▁ ▁" Th ou ▁sh alt ▁love ▁thy ▁neighbor ▁as ▁th ys elf " ▁( Le v it icus ▁ 1 9 : 1 8 ) ▁ ▁The ▁syn agog ue ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁operation ▁( the ▁ra bbi ▁is ▁Mr . ▁B eld heb ) ▁but ▁now ▁follows ▁the ▁Se ph ardi ▁r ite ▁and ▁the ▁present ▁community ▁is ▁mainly ▁from ▁Mor oc co . ▁The ▁grand father ▁of ▁the ▁anth rop ologist ▁and ▁eth n ologist ▁Claude ▁Lé vi - St ra uss ▁was ▁at ▁one - time