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Oct 30, 2018 · Beit knesset, or “house of assembly,” is the standard Hebrew word for a synagogue.) Lau continued in this impassioned vein after the interviewer noted that the haredi media won’t use...
- Andrew Silow-Carroll
In fact, according to a translation of his full interview with the Israeli newspaper Makor Rishon, Lau did use the Hebrew word for a synagogue — “beit knesset” — to refer to synagogue’s...
- A Synagogue Is a Place for Prayer. The primary function of the synagogue is to serve as a place for prayer. Although you can speak to G‑d in private, praying in the synagogue is considered preferable, and prayers said as part of a congregation are more readily heard on high.
- It is Also Known as a Beit Knesset, Shul, or Shtiebel. Art by Zalman Kleinman | Courtesy Rosa Kleinman | Via Zev Markowitz / Chai Art Gallery. The original Hebrew term for synagogue is beit knesset, which means“house of gathering.”
- They Are Open on Shabbat—and Throughout the Week. Three daily prayers are held in the synagogue. On Shabbat and festivals, a fourth prayer is added, while on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year, the number is hiked up to five.
- They Are Centers of Jewish Life. A first-grader displays his project after learning how and where a Torah is kept. In addition to housing a sanctuary for services, synagogues (most notably Chabad centers) serve as a centerpoint of Jewish life.
Jan 27, 2023 · Seven people have been shot dead and more injured in an attack at a synagogue in East Jerusalem, Israeli police say. Israel’s police department have described it as a "terrorist incident" and ...
Aug 23, 2023 · After the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial: A reporter reflects. Unlike many other reporters in the media room, there was no distance between the Chronicle’s editorial staff and the synagogue shooting. Members of the media stand outside of the federal courthouse on Grant Street, Downtown, Monday, April 24, 2023, ahead of the start of the ...
May 21, 2024 · Its traditional functions are reflected in three Hebrew synonyms for synagogue: bet ha-tefilla (“house of prayer”), bet ha-kneset (“house of assembly”), and bet ha-midrash (“house of study”). The term synagogue is of Greek origin (synagein, “to bring together”) and means “a place
May 30, 2023 · Brian Schreiber, president and CEO of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, said some would be re-traumatised by the trial. Located just five minutes from the scene of the attack, the ...
