ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SYNAGOGUE
From Old French sinagogue, from Late Latin synagōga, from Greek sunagōgē a gathering, from sunagein to bring together, from syn- + agein to lead.
10 QUOTES WITH «SYNAGOGUE»
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To go to the synagogue with one's father on the Passover eve - is there in the world a greater pleasure than that? What is it worth to be dressed in new clothes from head to foot, and to show off before one's friends? Then the prayers themselves - the first Festival evening prayer and blessing.
I didn't go to church, I didn't go to synagogue; I went to temple, Hindu temple, where I prayed to my Hindu gods - whether or not I believe in it is another story.
I was a very religious child - I went to synagogue at least once, sometimes twice, a day. And I remember my religiousness as good - I think religion is good for children, especially educated children, because it allows for imagination, a whole imaginative world apart from the practical world.
One positive command he gave us: You shall love and honor your emperor. In every congregation a prayer must be said for the czar's health, or the chief of police would close the synagogue.
My mother was a modern woman with a limited interest in religion. When the sun set and the fast of the Day of Atonement ended, she shot from the synagogue like a rocket to dance the Charleston.
I remember my father, who was 'somebody' in the synagogue, bringing home with him one of the poor men who waited outside to be chosen to share the Passover meal. These patriarchal manners I remember well, although there was about them an air of bourgeois benevolence which was somewhat comic.
I'm Reconstructionist; I don't serve the Sabbath, but I go to synagogue.
I had always known that I was Jewish - we celebrated the holidays, we went to a synagogue - but I had never known that I was supposed to feel ashamed about it.
I spent a lot of time in churches. If you go to a synagogue, someone is always asking if you're alone, if you're married. In a church, in a hundred years no one would ask.
The most important part of the process of mourning is regularly reciting kaddish in a synagogue. Kaddish is a doxology, which Jewish tradition has mandated children to recite daily in a synagogue during the year of mourning for a deceased parent and then on the anniversary of his or her death thereafter.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYNAGOGUE»
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Sabbath and
Synagogue: The Question of Sabbath Worship in ...
Surveying literary and epigraphic evidence for sabbath activities of Jews from relevant sources, including classical and Christian authors before 200 CE, this book concludes that communal sabbath worship was a late development.
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The Ancient
Synagogue from Its Origins to 200 C.E.: A Source ...
This volume gathers for the first time all of the primary source material on the early synagogues up through the Second Century C. E. Each entry contains bibliographic citations and interpretative comments.
Anders Runesson, Donald D. Binder, Birger Olsson, 2008
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Ancient
Synagogue Seating Capacities: Methodology, Analysis ...
Revised and expanded thesis (Ph.D.) - Duke University, Durham, NC, 2008.
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The Jesuit Order As a
Synagogue of Jews: Jesuits of Jewish ...
An analysis of the pro- and anti-converso texts in this book (both in terms of what they are claiming and what their limits are) advance our understanding of early modern, institutional Catholicism at the intersection of early modern ...
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Synagogue Life: A Study in Symbolic Interaction
In his new introduction, Heilman discusses what led him to write this book and the process of personal transformation through which he, as an Orthodox Jew, had to go in order to turn a disciplined eye on the world from which he came.
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The Ancient
Synagogue: The First Thousand Years
This revised paperback edition reflects the latest information in the field and includes a wealth of recently published material ranging from excavation reports and monographs to articles appearing in edited volumes and scholarly journals.
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The American
Synagogue: A Historical Dictionary and Sourcebook
A sourcebook of synagogues in North America, describing the histories of synagogues from the four major movements of Orthodox, Conservative, Reconstructionist, and Reform Judaism, as well as synagogues that are independent or part of ...
Kerry M. Olitzky, Marc Lee Raphael, 1996
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A Gay
Synagogue in New York
Explores the dramatic true story of a group of gay and lesbian Jews confronting questions of sexual identity within a traditional religious framework in the creation of the largest gay congregation.
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Evolution of the
Synagogue: Problems and Progress
Studies about rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity that investigate the literary and archaeological evidence by which the evolution of the synagogue can be traced.
Howard Clark Kee, Lynn H. Cohick, 1999
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Synagogue Architecture in America: Faith, Spirit & Identity
This full colour publication explores the rich and diverse response to the quest to sustain the Hebrew heritage that has resulted in prominent designs.
Henry Stolzman, Tami Hausman, Daniel Stolzman, 2004
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYNAGOGUE»
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TB Joshua's Church “criminally negligent” in Synagogue building …
After an inquest that lasted 10 months, the Coroner appointed by the Lagos State government to probe the collapse of a six-storey building belonging to the ... «Premium Times, Jul 15»
Former Touro president says NY congregation owns the synagogue …
A past president of the Jewish congregation that worships in Newport's historic Touro Synagogue testified Tuesday that he understood that while a New York ... «The Providence Journal, Jun 15»
Lawsuit involving nation's oldest synagogue going to trial
In this Thursday, May 28, 2015 photo Touro Synagogue, the nation's oldest, is seen from the "ladies gallery" in Newport, R.I. Women attend synagogue seated ... «WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, May 15»
Watch: Mob launches anti-Semitic attack on Stamford Hill synagogue
A drunken mob of more than 20 thugs shouted "kill the Jews" as they stormed into a north London synagogue while young worshippers celebrated the end of the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
Brother of Copenhagen synagogue gunman arrested
El-Hussein was shot dead by police after killing a Danish filmmaker outside a cultural center before opening fire at a synagogue, killing 37-year-old Dan Uzan, ... «The Times of Israel, Feb 15»
More Than A Thousand Muslims Form Human Shield Around …
The synagogue was attacked in 2006 and is currently closed to all car traffic as Norway is on high alert against threats. Norway Prime Minister Erna Solberg also ... «ThinkProgress, Feb 15»
Copenhagen shooting: Hundreds of Muslims to form human shield …
One group of Muslims in Norway plans to form a “ring of peace” around a synagogue in Oslo on Saturday. On a Facebook page promoting the event, the group ... «The Independent, Feb 15»
Shooting At Copenhagen Synagogue Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Officers …
The second attack, adjacent to a synagogue in the Krystalgade area of Copenhagen, left a male civilian dead, and two officers with wounds to the arms and legs, ... «Huffington Post, Feb 15»
Intruder stabs student in NY synagogue, police say
"This ... is a place where everybody is welcome," said a man who happened to walk into the synagogue at the same time as the attacker. The man, who was ... «CNN, Dec 14»
Jerusalem synagogue attack witnesses describe scenes of horror
Jerusalem synagogue attack People watch emergency personnel secure the area of the attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem. Photograph: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»
