Jewish Synagogue (1929) & Jewish Cementery (1805) , Penang

The state of Penang was once home to a Jewish community, until the latter part of the 1970s, by which time most had emigrated due to growing state-sanctioned antisemitism.
 
The Malaysian Jewish community consists of Jews of Sephardic origin, Mizrahi Jews, Malabar Jews and Ashkenazi Jews.
 
The arrival of Baghdadi Jews in Penang probably occurred at the turn of the 19th century as the fledgling British-ruled entrepot grew and attracted Jewish trading families such as the Sassoons and Meyers from India. There was also significant emigration of Jews from the Ottoman province of Baghdad as a result of the persecutions of the governor, Dawud Pasha, whose rule lasted from 1817 to 1831.
 
The first Baghdadi Jew known by name to have settled in Penang was Ezekiel Aaron Manasseh, who emigrated from Baghdad in 1895.
 
After WW2, a majority of the Jewish community had emigrated to Singapore, Australia, Israel and the United States. By 1963, only 20 Penang Jewish families remained in the country.
 
 

Penang Jewish Synagogue 1929

Penang's only synagogue was located on 28, Nagore Road, was opened in 1929 but closed down in 1976.   Situated at the intersection of Nagore Road and Bawasah Road, it is now a posh café.

 

Penang Jewish Cementery 1805

The Penang Jewish Cemetery was established in 1805.  The 38,087 ft2 plot of land situated at Yahudi Road ( now Jalan Zainal Abidin ).  The cemetery is managed by Penang Jewish Cemetery Trust established and registered in 1885.
 
The oldest Jewish tombstone is dated 9 July 1835 dedicated to a Mrs. Shoshan Levi. Most of the graves take the form of a triangular vaulted-lid casket, resembling ossuaries commonly found in Israel. There are approximately 107 graves located in the cemetery, with the most recent tombstone dated 2011.

Hebrew Calendar

 

Christian vs Jewish Festivals

Holy Week 圣周	Pesach 逾越节 ( Passover )  & Feast of Matzot 无酵节    ( Feast of Unleavened Bread )  LEV 23:5–8
Palm Sunday Jesus’s Triumphal entry into Jerusalem  JHN 12:12-18
Holy Monday Anointing of Jesus at Bethany  JHN 12:1-11
Fig Tuesday Jesus predicted his own death MAR 8:31
Spy Wednesday Judas betrayed Jesus to High Priest LUK 22:1-6
Maundy Thursday Commemorate the Maundy and Last Supper JHN 13
Good Friday Commemorate the Crucifixion of Christ MAR 15:24-41	Erev Pesach Fast of Firstborn EXO 12:14
Black Saturday Jesus buried  MAR 15:42-47	Pesach I Commemorate Jews liberation from Egypt  DEU 16:12, EXO 13:3
Easter Sunday Commemorate the Resurrection of Christ LUK 24	Pesach II
	Pesach III
	Pesach IV
	Pesach V
	Pesach VI
	Pesach VII Commemorate the Passage through the Red Sea EXO 14

Pentecost 五旬節	Shavout 七七节
Ascension Day耶穌升天日 Easter +40 days MAK 16:19, LUK 24:51, ACT 1:2 Commemorates the Ascension of Jesus
Pentecost  ACTS 2 Ascension Day +10 days Passover +50 days Commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit	Shavout ( Feast of Weeks) DEU 16:9-12 6th Sivan Festival of Reaping (Wheat) EXO 34:22 Commemorates Giving of Torah
Whit Monday

Books of Old Testament

Tanakh		Eastern Orthodox		Catholic		Protestant
		Old Testament		Old Testament		Old Testament
Torah 律法书					Pentateuch 五经
1	Bereishi	1	Genesis	1	Genesis	1	Genesis
2	Shemot	2	Exodus	2	Exodus	2	Exodus
3	Vayikra	3	Leviticus	3	Leviticus	3	Leviticus
4	Bamidbar	4	Numbers	4	Numbers	4	Numbers
5	Devarim	5	Deuteronomy	5	Deuteronomy	5	Deuteronomy
Nevi'im 先知书					Historical books 历史书
6	Yehoshua	6	Iesous	6	Josue	6	Joshua
7	Shofetim	7	Judges	7	Judges	7	Judges
		8	Ruth	8	Ruth	8	Ruth
8	Shemuel	9	1 Kingdoms	9	1 Kings	9	1 Samuel
		10	2 Kingdoms	10	2 Kings	10	2 Samuel
9	Melakhim	11	3 Kingdoms	11	3 Kings	11	1 Kings
		12	4 Kingdoms	12	4 Kings	12	2 Kings
		13	1 Paralipomenon	13	1 Paralipomenon	13	1 Chronicles
		14	2 Paralipomenon	14	2 Paralipomenon	14	2 Chronicles
		15	1 Esdras
		16	2 Esdras	15	1 Esdras	15	Ezra
		17	Nehemiah	16	2 Esdras	16	Nehemiah
		18	Tobit	17	Tobit
		19	Judith	18	Judith
		20	Esther	19	Esther	17	Esther
		21	1 Maccabees	20	1 Maccabees
		22	2 Maccabees	21	2 Maccabees
		23	3 Maccabees
		24	4 Maccabees
					Major Prophets 大先知书
10	Yeshayahu	33	Isaiah	29	Isaias	23	Isaiah
11	Yirmeyahu	34	Jeremiah	30	Jeremias	24	Jeremiah
		35	Lamentations	31	Lamentations	25	Lamentations
		36	Baruch	32	Baruch
		37	Letter of Jeremiah
12	Yekhezqel	38	Ezekiel	33	Ezechiel	26	Ezekiel
		39	Daniel	34	Daniel	27	Daniel
					Minor Prophets 小先知书
13	Trei Asar	40	Hosea	35	Osee	28	Hosea
		41	Joel	36	Joel	29	Joel
		42	Amos	37	Amos	30	Amos
		43	Obadiah	38	Abdias	31	Obadiah
		44	Jonah	39	Jonas	32	Jonah
		45	Micah	40	Micheas	33	Micah
		46	Nahum	41	Nahum	34	Nahum
		47	Habakkuk	42	Habacuc	35	Habakkuk
		48	Zephaniah	43	Sophonias	36	Zephaniah
		49	Haggai	44	Aggeus	37	Haggai
		50	Zechariah	45	Zacharias	38	Zechariah
		51	Malachi	46	Malachias	39	Malachi
Ketuvim 文集					Wisdom books 智慧书
14	Tehilim	26	Psalms	23	Psalms	19	Psalms
15	Mishlei	28	Proverbs	24	Proverbs	20	Proverbs
16	Iyov	25	Job	22	Job	18	Job
		27	Prayer of Manasseh
17	Shir Hashirim	30	Aisma Aismaton	26	Canticle of Canticles	22	Song of Solomon
18	Rut
19	Eikhah
20	Qoheleth	29	Ecclesiastes	25	Ecclesiastes	21	Ecclesiastes
21	Esther
22	Daniel
23	Ezra-Nehemiah
24	Divrei Hayamim
		31	Wisdom	27	Wisdom
		32	Sirach	28	Ecclesiasticus

The difference in canon derives from the difference in Masoretic Text ( Jewish canon ) and the Septuagint manuscripts ( Greek translations of scriptures ).

Books found in both Hebrew and the Greek are accepted by all denominations, and by the Jews.  They are the protocanon books. 

Catholics and Orthodox also accept those books present in the manuscripts of the Septuagint.  Those books are called deuterocanon ( means “second canon” ) by Catholics, considered apocrypha ( means “hidden things” ) by Protestants, and anagignoskomena ( means “worthy of reading” ) by Orthodox.