Synagogues used by the Bene Israel Jews who settled in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Pune in the very late 18th to early 19th centuries tend to be smaller. Since the Bene Israel Jews were by far the largest of the three groups of Indian Jews, they built the most synagogues. The first dates from 1796 in Mumbai, although this building, Shaar HaRahamim, was rebuilt in the mid-19th century.
Synagogues used by the Bene Israel Jews who settled in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Pune in the very late 18th to early 19th centuries tended to be smaller. Since the Bene Israel Jews were overwhelmingly the largest of the three groups of Indian Jews, they constructed the most synagogues. The first synagogue, Shaar HaRahamim, was built in Mumbai in 1796 but was rebuilt in the mid-19th century.