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The Medieval Synagogue of Molina de Aragón: Architecture and Decoration

Arts, 2020
The remains of a medieval synagogue, in addition to numerous fragments of plaster decoration, have been found as a result of the excavation work done at the Prao de los Judíos archaeological site in the town of Molina de Aragón (Guadalajara ...
Daniel Muñoz-Garrido
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Synagogue Architecture of Latvia between Archeology and Eschatology

Arts, 2019
Synagogue architecture during the second half of the nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth century was seeking novel modes of expression, and therefore the remains of ancient synagogues that were being discovered by western archeologists
Sergey R. Kravtsov
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Those who require ‘[…] the burning of incense in synagogues are the Rabbinic Jews’: Burning incense in synagogues in commemoration of the temple

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017
This article focuses on the burning of incense in synagogues subsequent to the destruction of the temple, in commemoration of the incense formerly used in the temple rites.
Abraham O. Shemesh
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Reverberations of the Reform Jewish Service in Synagogue Music of Northern Croatia from the 1880s to the 1950s

Arti Musices, 2018
The Jewish Reform Movement which developed under the influence of Haskalah and European Enlightenment thought brought about major changes in the synagogue service and the accompanying music performance. Instruments, choir and organ were reintroduced into
Tamara Jurkić Sviben
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“Oriental” trends in Russian and Hungarian architecture

Проект Байкал, 2022
The article is devoted to three directions of oriental architecture – cult, palace and park. Its main part concerns the architecture of the Budapest synagogues. As an example of Russian orientalism, the phenomenon of Black Sea palaces of the highest St.
Алина Иванова, Юдит Чанади   +1 more
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The Museums in Tykocin and Włodawa as Institutions Shaping the Local Collective Memory of Polish Jews

Colloquia Humanistica
The article contains an analysis of the activities of two museums: in Tykocin and in Włodawa. These institutions have a number of common features: both are located in small towns in the eastern part of Poland, where large and flourishing Jewish ...
Kinga Migalska
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Encountering God in “The Circle”: Examining the Grand Ole Opry as a Religious Experience through the Lens of Circular Theology

Religions, 2022
Although many religious experiences occur within the walls of churches, mosques, synagogues, etc. and the sacred spaces that surround them, many more are encountered in the secular spaces and experiences of our everyday lives. Working out of the critical
Jodi Hunt
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Early use of the reinforced concrete in the architecture of the Historicism in Austria–Hungary

Structural Concrete, EarlyView.
Abstract The study examines the early incorporation of reinforced concrete in the architecture of Historicism in Austria–Hungary. Spanning the late 19th to early 20th centuries, the research illuminates the period's stylistic pluralism and the transformative impact of reinforced concrete.
Éva Lovra, Zoltán Bereczki
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Jewish Education (Chapter 26 of The World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts) [PDF]

, 2013
The nature of Jewish education in the first century has clear relevance for a number of issues in NT interpretation. How did Jesus learn Torah—at home, at school? Could he even read and write? Were his disciples illiterates?
Yinger, Kent
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Menorah Review (No. 58, Spring/Summer, 2003) [PDF]

, 2003
The Quest for the Historical Rabbi / Peter J. Haas -- Giants Are Still Human / Kristin Swenson -- The Feminist Corner and the Reference Shelf / Sarah Barbara Watstein -- The Core of Jewish Tradition / Dan Miron -- On Early Synagogues / Matthew Schwartz

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