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Thermoluminescence dating of a mikveh in Ichenhausen, Germany
A vaulted basement found at the rabbi's residential house which was oriented according to the requirements of a mikveh has created a controversy in the architectural history of the Ichenhausen Synagogue (Germany). The rabbi's residential house is known to have been built in 1781 during the replacement of the old Synagogue that had existed since 1687 ...
I. Veronese +3 more
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The Covenant Renewal Ceremony as the Main Function of Qumran
Unlike any other group or philosophy in ancient Judaism, the yaḥad sect obliged all members of the sect to leave their places of residence all over the country and gather in the sect’s central site to participate in a special annual ceremony of renewal ...
Daniel Vainstub
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The Danger of Historical Sensation: A Plea for a Sober ‘getrennt marschieren’ regarding Archaeological-Historical Contradictions Three issues will be discussed in this article – the castle of Amsterdam (1994-1995), the mikveh of Venlo and the King’s ...
R.M.R. van Oosten
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Mikveh Israel Agricultural School
Alliance Israelite Universelle, established in the capital of France, Paris, in 1860, embarked on a rapid schooling activity in the Middle East. The schools opened in cities such as Tangier (Morocco), Thessaloniki and Istanbul were followed by the Mikveh Israel Agricultural School opened in Jaffa in 1870.
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In the name of pluralism : fighting the (perceived) ultraorthodox penetration in the Baka neighborhood of Jerusalem [PDF]
In Jerusalem the term pluralism recently received an alternative meaning—non-Haredi. Conflicts between the “pluralist” and the Ultra-Orthodox populations regarding the character of city neighborhoods are quite frequent.
Zaban, Hila
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Here They Are: Beta Israel [PDF]
To say that Americans have pre-conceived notions and over-arching generalizations about other nations in this world is a phrase put lightly and is in no way a secret.
Adrienne Lawson
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El micvé de la darrera sinagoga medieval de Girona [PDF]
In 1415, Girona’s Jewish community was confined to an enclosure physically separated from the rest of the city by a wall. It was in that scaled-down Jewish quarter that the aljama (a Spanish term of Arabic origin used in old official documents to ...
Colomer, Joel +3 more
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Developing a methodological tool for exploring sense of safety in religious spaces
Emotions are a fundamental part of human existence, a power that massively affects our thinking and actions. Even after the affective turn in social sciences, religion is to a very large extent overlooked in the sociology of emotions. Then, psychological
Anne Birgitta Pessi +7 more
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The role of Judaism in the Jewish community after the Holocaust [PDF]
Through conflicts of opinions inside the Bratislava Jewish religious community, the author monitors changed relations toward Judaism after the Holocaust. The current form of the community was due to Regulation 231-1945 concerning “the arrangement of the
Salner, Peter
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