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synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie
Revelation 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and wor...
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Man brutally beaten by NYPD for sleeping on a couch in a synagogue
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What's in a Name? Functions Organization Ritual Items Non-Jews The Temple
The synagogue is the Jewish equivalent of a church, more or less. It is the center of the Jewish religious community: a place of prayer, study and education, social and charitable work, as well as a social center.
Throughout this site, I have used the word "synagogue," but there are actually several different terms for a Jewish "church," and you can tell a lot about people by the terms they use.
The Hebrew term is beit k'nesset (literally, House of Assembly), although you will rarely hear this term used in conversation in English.
The Orthodox and Chasidim typically use the word "shul," which is Yiddish. The word is derived from a German word meaning "school," and emphasizes the synagogue's role as a place of study.
Conservative Jews usually use the word "synagogue," which is actually a Greek translation of Beit K'nesset and means "place of assembly" (it's related to the word "synod").
Reform Jews use the word "temple," because they consider every one of their meeting places to be equivalent to, or a replacement for, The Temple.
The use of the word "temple" to describe modern houses of prayer offends some traditional Jews, because it trivializes the importance of The Temple. The word "shul," on the other hand, is unfamiliar to many modern Jews. When in doubt, the word "synagogue" is the best bet, because everyone knows what it means, and I've never known anyone to be offended by it.
At a minimum, a synagogue is a beit tefilah, a house of prayer. It is the place where Jews come together for community prayer services. Jews can satisfy the obligations of daily prayer by praying anywhere; however, there are certain prayers that can only be said in the presence of a minyan (a quorum of 10 adult men), and tradition teaches that there is more merit to praying with a group than there is in praying alone. The sanctity of the synagogue for this purpose is second only to The Temple. In fact, in rabbinical literature, the synagogue is sometimes referred to as the "little Temple."
A synagogue is usually also a beit midrash, a house of study. Contrary to popular belief, Jewish education does not end at the age of bar mitzvah. For the observant Jew, the study of sacred texts is a life-long task. Thus, a synagogue normally has a well-stocked library of sacred Jewish texts for members of the community to study. It is also the place where children receive their basic religious education.
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Cracks in several columns at a historic Lower East Side synagogue forced 500 people including Boardwalk Empire star Gretchen Mol to scramble for safety during a fund-raiser for a local theater company Monday night.
The Angel Orensanz Center on Norfolk Street which was built in 1849 and has been turned into an art gallery and performance space was evacuated at around 7:30 p.m. after the columns cracked, causing the floor on the mezzanine level to tremble, fire officials said.
Party patrons, including Third Watchs Bobby Cannavale, moved the soire outside, where singer Steve Earle played his acoustic guitar for them.
No one was hurt.
It seemed like the balcony above us was unstable and, if it fell, it could have seriously hurt a lot of people, said Cynthia Flowers, executive director of the Soho Rep theatrical company.
We are all really lucky that the Fire Department got us out of there.
The synagogue was built in the Gothic Revival style in the tradition of the German Reform Movement of the mid 19th century, according to its Web site.
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Although they said they were hoping for an amicable settlement of their legal dispute, relations between a West Boca synagogue and national Jewish groups appear to be deteriorating.
The synagogue, Congregation Shaarei Kodesh, is in the middle of a lawsuit involving Hadassah, ORT America and a North Carolina nursing home over $3 million left by a deceased wealthy benefactor. Shaarei Kodesh has asked a South Carolina court for sanctions against the groups for not complying with a judge's order by Feb. 28.
In a response to the judge, a lawyer for one of the charities says the congregation's motion consists of "false accusations that impugn the character and professionalism" of the organizations.
Shaarei Kodesh members think the congregation is the main beneficiary of the trust of Nathaniel Rosenfeld, a South Carolina philanthropist, whose bequest could be worth $3 million to the little storefront synagogue.
The charities say the money was left not to Shaarei Kodesh but to Temple Beth Tikvah, which merged with Shaarei Kodesh in 2007. The groups say the merger was not done properly.
"From the start, our commitment has been to execute Mr. Rosenfeld's estate in accordance with the law," said Billy Newsome, an attorney representing ORT America. "We are confident that the court will remain focused on the merits of this litigation."
The lawsuit puts congregants in the awkward position of donating to popular national organizations, such as Hadassah, which raises money for a hospital in Israel, and ORT, which offers job training, that are suing their synagogue.
Shaarei Kodesh attorney Steven Lessne, a synagogue member who filed the motion for sanctions, said: "You can sense what I'm feeling from what I wrote. It's not often I seek sanctions from other parties based on their litigation conduct."
The synagogue has petitioned for sanctions including attorneys' fees and a contempt of court citation.
Rosenfeld, who died in 1997, allowed his two sisters, who lived in Boca Raton and were among Beth Tikvah's founders, to decide who got a large share of his millions. The sisters, who died in 1999 and 2001, decided Beth Tikvah should get 89 percent of the trust, with 2 percent for the Blumenthal Home for the Aged, 1 percent for Americans For Peace Now, 1 percent for Hadassah and 7 percent for ORT.
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Visual arts curator of Jewish Museum in Prague Michaela Sidenberg points to details on a synagogue textile in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. This textile stolen by the Nazis during the World War II has returned to the Czech Republic after it has been found in the United States. It is for the first time that a ritual Jewish property that was stolen during the Holocaust has been traced abroad and returned home. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)The Associated Press
PRAGUE A 19th-century synagogue textile stolen by the Nazis has returned to the Czech Republic after it was discovered in the United States.
The textile dates to 1855 and is believed to have belonged to a Jewish community in Mlada Vozice, south of Prague. It was confiscated by the Nazis after Czechoslovakia's 1943 occupation by Hitler's troops.
It was discovered in 2013 in the U.S. shortly before Sotheby's was to put it up for auction. Officials at Prague's Jewish Museum, where the textile was kept after the war, say it disappeared under unclear but likely illegal circumstances in 1956.
Petr Papousek, head of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Czech Republic, said Wednesday the textile is priceless for Czech Jews.
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Soho Repertory Theater's annual spring gala was almost held tonight at the Angel Orensanz Center, an ornate 19th century Gothic revival synagogue on the Lower East Sides Norfolk Street. Its a very hip synagogue. This is temple Beth Kerouac, comedian Richard Lewis joked to Daily Intelligencer upon arrival. Lewis was one of the many boldface names in attendance, along with Bobby Cannavale, Steve Earle and presenters Gretchen Mol and Tim Blake Nelson.
Unfortunately, what the synagogue boasted in hipness it evidently lacked in structural integrity: around 7:15 p.m., a large crack was heard throughout the building. According to an FDNY member on scene, one of the support beams of the second floor balcony had cracked, causing the floor to sag. It felt like, on the left side of the balcony space, the floor kind of gave way, said guest Adrian Bethea, who had been standing on the balcony at the time.
Still, most of the patrons continued with their cocktails and mini crostinis as if nothing had happened, unfazed by the rapidly multiplying number of firefighters in attendance. Who invited FDNY? commented one guest, as a smiling Richard Lewis handed out fist-bumps to New Yorks bravest.
Even after the building was finally evacuated, the festivities continued: while the organizers didnt go full Claire Underwood and hold the gala on the front steps, the 500 or so displaced patrons were treated to a performance by a marching band and then a rendition of Feel Alright by Steve Earle. Best city in the world. Its amazing, said Lisa Nelson. Youve got all these fabulous people here, and spontaneous theater breaks out.
Not everyone was able to make light of the events, which ultimately resulted in the cancellation of the acclaimed off-broadway companys most important fundraising event. Im heartbroken, said the evenings honoree, Board Chair Jon Dembrow. This is very damaging to the organization.
Its nothing short of awful, said presenter Tim Blake Nelson. But I guess you live in New York, and on every block is history. And we wanted to have our benefit in a place that exemplifies that. And you dont know what kind of risks youre ever taking.
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Music and the Sephardic oral tradition: a life spent documenting Jewish musical heritage
In the Sephardic Jewish tradition, songs have had many functions, from the empowerment of women to the teaching of rituals. One musicologist has spent her pr...
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