The Hechal Yehuda Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת היכל יהודה‎, Beit haKnesset Hechal Yehuda), also commonly known as the Recanati synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת רקנטי‎, Beit haKnesset Recanati), is one of approximately 500 synagogues in the second largest city of Israel, Tel Aviv. Situated on the Menahem ben Saruq street in the city's centre, it is often referred to as the Seashell Synagogue (Hebrew: בית הכנסת קונכית‎, Beit haKnesset Konkit, Greek: θάλασσα περίβλημα συναγωγή) because of its unusual shape resembling a seashell. The design is inspired by the seashells on the shores of the Greek city of Thessaloniki, which is the hometown of the wealthy Recanati family and the synagogue's architect - Yizthak Toledano. It was the Recanati family who donated the money for the synagogue.