The High Priests carried a door and a stone of the destroyed Temple.

Djerba is home to around 1,300 Jews, and El Ghriba is an important feature of Jewish life on the largest island in Tunisia. According to ancient accounts, the synagogue's construction goes back to the High Priests' escape following the destruction of Solomon's Temple by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar II in the year 586 B.C.

The High Priests carried a door and a stone of the destroyed Temple. Thus, the synagogue links the Jewish diaspora to the "sole sanctuary of Judaism". In modern times, the local Jews are distinguished by their dress, which includes a black band around their pants, which signifies the destruction of the Temple. More