Synagogue architecture - Wikipedia
A synagogue always contains an Torah ark where the Torah scrolls are kept, called the aron qodesh (Hebrew: אָרוֹן קׄדֶש) by Ashkenazi Jews and the hekhal by Sephardic Jews. Synagogues are buildings for congregational worship, and thus require a …
Ancient Synagogues in Israel and the Diaspora
Jan 3, 2023 · In “Synagogues—Before and After the Roman Destruction of the Temple” from the May/June 2015 issue of BAR, Professor Rachel Hachlili of the University of Haifa examines ancient synagogues in Israel and throughout the ancient Near East.
The Ancient Synagogue in Israel & the Diaspora
Dec 8, 2015 · A unique and fundamental aspect of ancient Judean society in both Israel and the Diaspora, the ancient synagogue represents an inclusive, localized form of worship that did not crystallize until the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE. In antiquity, there was a variety of terms that represented the structure, although some of these were not ...
Ancient Synagogues in Israel & the Disapora - Jewish Virtual Library
A unique and fundamental aspect of ancient Judean society in both Israel and the Diaspora, the ancient synagogue represents an inclusive, localized form of worship that did not crystallize until the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE. In antiquity, there was a variety of terms that represented the structure, although some of these were not ...
The Synagogue in the First Century - Drive Thru History …
Jan 24, 2018 · Inside the synagogue were benches for seating, a platform or podium from which the scrolls would be read, and decoration such as mosaic floors, vine leaves, the menorah, and a manna jar (Levine, The Ancient Synagogue; Mark 12:39).
SYNAGOGUE ARCHITECTURE - JewishEncyclopedia.com
The remains of the ancient synagogues that are now extant present very meager data, and the best preserved of the ancient ones, such as the great synagogue in Kafr Bir'im, while containing much of interest and many characteristic forms, give but little inspiration to the synagogue-builder.
Inside the Huqoq Synagogue - The BAS Library
Season after season, archaeologists have uncovered stunning mosaics at Huqoq’s synagogue in Galilee. From Biblical scenes to the first historical episode ever found in a synagogue, the mosaics’ themes never cease to amaze and surprise.
A Samson Mosaic from Huqoq - Biblical Archaeology Society
To view the Samson mosaic and to learn more about how the Huqoq excavation is shedding new light on ancient synagogues, read Jodi Magness, “Samson in the Synagogue,” in BAS Library as it appears in the January/February 2013 issue of Biblical Archaeology Review.
Historic synagogues - Wikipedia
Historic synagogues include synagogues that date back to ancient times and synagogues that represent the earliest Jewish presence in cities around the world. Some synagogues were destroyed and rebuilt several times on the same site.
Ancient Jewish Synagogues & Gentiles - Early Church History
In the first 40 or so years of Christianity, the Jews’ synagogues and the Gentile women and men who worshipped with them—the “God-fearers”— were sprinkled all over the Roman world and were two of the main springboards for launching the …