The Origins of the Synagogue
Author: Anders Runesson
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 582
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Author: Anders Runesson
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 582
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Marc Lee Raphael
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2011-04-18
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 0814775829
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChronicles the history of the Jewish synagogue in America over the course of three centuries, discussing its changing role in the American Jewish community.
Author: Anders Runesson
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9004161163
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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. An Introduction frames the current state of synagogue research, while extensive indices allow for easy location of specific allusions.
Author: Lee I. Levine
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2000-01-01
Total Pages: 816
ISBN-13: 0300074751
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnnotation The synagogue was one of the most central and revolutionary institutions of ancient Judaism leaving an indelible mark on Christianity and Islam as well. This commanding book provides an in-depth and comprehensive history of the synagogue from the Hellenistic period to the end of late antiquity. Drawing exhaustively on archeological evidence and on such literary sources as rabbinic material, the New Testament, Jewish writings of the Second Temple period, and Christian and pagan works, Lee Levine traces the development of the synagogue from what was essentially a communal institution to one which came to embody a distinctively religious profile. Exploring its history in the Greco-Roman and Byzantine periods in both Palestine and the Diaspora, he describes the synagogue's basic features: its physical remains; its role in the community; its leadership; the roles of rabbis, Patriarchs, women, and priests in its operation; its liturgy; and its art. What emerges is a fascinating mosaic of a dynamic institution that succeeded in integrating patterns of social and religious behavior from the contemporary non-Jewish society while maintaining a distinctively Jewish character.
Author: H. A. Meek
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Published: 2003-10-01
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780714843292
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn engaging exploration of synagogues, their history and decoration.
Author: Ruth Langer
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 304
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the ancient rabbis to medieval Ashkenaz, from North Africa to Syria, from the United States to modern Israel, the articles collected in Liturgy in the Life of the Synagogue reflect the diversity of approaches and the questions that modern scholars residing in North America, Europe, and Israel bring to bear on the study of Jewish liturgy. The book spans the entire history of rabbinic prayer and presents a diverse array of approaches, ranging from classical methods applied to new topics to today's interdisciplinary approaches. Contributors include: R. Kimelman, S. Fine, D. Reed Blank, V. B. Mann, S. C. Reif, R. Langer, N. Feuchtwanger-Sarig, M. L. Kligman, J. D. Sarna, J. Tabory, and S. P. Wachs.
Author: Kaufmann Kohler
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Published: 1929
Total Pages: 350
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Annie Polland
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 0300124708
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNew York City’s magnificent Eldridge Street Synagogue was built in 1887 in response to the great wave of Jewish immigrants who fled persecution in eastern Europe. Finding their way to the Lower East Side, the new arrivals formed a vibrant Jewish community that flourished from the 1850s until the 1940s. Their synagogue served not only as a place of worship but also as a singularly important center in the development of American Judaism. A near ruin in the 1980s that was recently reopened after a massive twenty-year restoration, the Eldridge Street Synagogue has been named a National Historic Landmark. But as Bill Moyers tells us in his foreword, the synagogue is also “a landmark of the spirit, . . . the spirit of a new nation committed to the old idea of liberty.” Annie Polland uses elements of the building’s architecture—the façade, the benches, the grooves worn into the sanctuary floor—as points of departure to discuss themes, people, and trends at various moments in the synagogue’s history, particularly during its heyday from 1887 until the 1930s. Exploring the synagogue’s rich archives, the author shines new light on the religious life of immigrant Jews, introduces various rabbis, cantors and congregants, and analyzes the significance of this special building in the context of the larger American-Jewish experience. For more information, go to: www.EldridgeStreet.org
Author: David Kaufman
Publisher: UPNE
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780874518931
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe evolution of an American institution that reflects the unique tension between Judaism and Jewishness.
Author: Joseph Gutmann
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 400
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