Synagogue

For all intents and purposes this congregational study completely unfamiliar from the tradition which I currently worship. I decided it would be interesting, and challenging as well as unfamiliar to my own tradition a Jewish Synagogue. My choice was Rodef Shalom Synagogue in the Oakland area of Pittsburgh, not far from my home. My intention was to attended a Saturday morning worship service, however, due to my unfamiliarity of Jewish services I consequently found myself attending a Bar Mitzvah.…

summer. Walking by a water spigot surrounded by people, I want to stop by and take a refreshing drink because I know the water in my bag is already warm from the oven that is now my purse. But I am on a mission now, and that is to get to the Great Synagogue of Rome. Moving forward, I glue myself to the walls that provide a morsel of shade, and I notice that in this shade…

like visiting a synagogue like no other. The first thing that you notice right through the door is that someone has been posted to specifically greet everyone who comes in and explain what type of synagogue they are. Out of all the synagogues, I felt the most welcomed in by Sha’ ar Zahav. Everything from how they pray to the way the torah is covered has something to say about their ideology. It is clear that they don’t follow Halakhah nearly as strictly as the previous Orthodox Synagogue. One…

essay, I look at the use of kippot and talliot in a Jewish synagogue. Drawing on the views of Emile Durkheim concerning the definition of religion, I argue that, for the members of this community, ‘religion’ is about uniting people together and providing them with their social identities, which is evident with the use of the dress attire required for the ceremony. (citation) I will also look at the use of the Torah in a Jewish synagogue. Drawing on the views of Geertz concerning the definition…

Formal education usually began in the synagogue at the age of six years. The Pentateuch [The first five books of the Old Testament] was studied beginning with Leviticus. THE SANHEDRIN COURT The second major institution of the Jews was the Sanhedrin court, which was made up of seventy Jewish men…

segregation in the synagogue. Nonetheless, Conservative and Orthodox Judaism both believe in the divinity of the Torah, conducting synagogue services in Hebrew, as well as seeing themselves as the chosen ones. Given its comparable…

of the synagogue, house of church, and the Mithraeum which all had unique but different architecture. There were many objects that were recovered from Dura like baptistery wall paintings, and ceiling tiles from the synagogue. Dura is famous for its unique culture and diversity; currently however it has experienced problems. Despite some problems Dura- Europos was a flourishing place with great diversity, that in my…

sanctuary. I am very picky. It took me over a year before I found a church in San Antonio that worked for me. I just love a place that is very open, accepting, and sends messages that relate to me and everyone. I attended a synagogue. I went to Temple-Beth-El. It is a very beautiful synagogue. Not that I have visited any before, but it really is overwhelmingly lovely. I have…

windows on the building's west side to be tinted in order to placate leaders of a Hasidic synagogue across the alley. The Y members claimed that the tinted windows compromise the building's interior lighting and make it hard to practice tai chi and yoga. About 100 of them have signed a petition defending their workout clothes and demanding that the tinted windows should be removed. Members of the Yetev Lev synagogue, on Hutchison Street, paid for tinted windows at the Y after they complained…

difference and the symbolic representation of the values of tradition and religion. Clothing in a sense can determine many things. Through out a person’s life time it is said that pink is the color for girls and blue is the color for boys. In this synagogue they try to show the equality of both genders by not following or showing these rules of…