. >> reporter: ezekiel malekar is the keeper of delhi's tiny synagogue, built in 1956 on land donated by the indian government. >> a lawyer and retired civil servant, he's not an ordained rabbi but for three decades, malekar has volunteered to lead this congregation, reconciling its ancient rituals and traditions with the practical modern realities. >> in order to read this portion of the torah you require a quorum of ten men, what we call in hebrew minyam, so here we take into consideration the presence of women also. some people don't like it, especially those who are very orthodox, when they come to the synagogue, but i say that we are such a small community that if i have these practices i won't even be able to conduct the services in the synagogue. >> reporter: the majority of india's remaining jews live in the commercial capital mumbai. it was in that city during the 2008 terrorist attacks that six people were killed at a jewish community center that mainly served israelis and western visitors and businesspeople. since then the delhi synagogue has also come under 24-hour protect