The Synagogue, Its History and Function |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
THE SYNAGOGUE BUILDING | 28 |
RELIGIOUS APPURTENANCES | 49 |
Copyright | |
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act of worship adopted Amidah ancient synagogues appear associated assume auditorium benediction Beth Bimah Blessed building called centuries Chayim Common Era conduct congregation congregational worship construction contained contents demands designation discourse display doubtless duties early enjoyed entering the synagogue erected essential exiles expound expression feature festival forecourt form of worship frequently function gogue halachic Hazzan Hazzanim hence historical indicate interpretation invariably Jerusalem Jewish Jewry Jews Kavanah later liturgy Maimonides measure Midrash minyan Mishna one's original Parnas Parochet passage pattern period place of worship posture practice Prayer Book praying preacher priests procedure prophets prostration Psalms Rabbinic Rashi reading recital reference reflected regarded religious rendering responsible Rosh Knesset Sabbath sanctuary scholars Scripture scroll seats Sefer Torah Shab Shabbat Shema Shofar Shulchan Aruch Soferim structure style syna synagogue's Talmud Tebah Tefillah Temple Temple in Jerusalem tion Torah reading Tosefta tradition utterance verse whilst words