house of Jewish prayer
These questions pertain to the 'Synagogue' or 'Beit Haknesset' - 'בית הכנסת' in Hebrew, and 'Shul' in Yiddish, the Jewish house of prayer.
Questions tagged [synagogue]
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Touro's Synagogue's trap door
I remember when I visited the Touro Synagogue years ago I vaguely recall hearing about a secret door under the bimah. I don't remember seeing it ,but upon further investigation I found a picture online. However, the reason behind having such a…
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What happened to the synagogue in Urmia (Daneshgah-e-Kalimi)?
My family is from Urmia, Iran. They said there was a very old synagogue there, and they have no idea what happened to it, as they left during the revolution. I was wondering if anyone knows anything, as there were Torah scrolls and, according to my…
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Why do many shuls have both a shulchan and an amud?
Follow up to my question about shul orientation.
Why do many Ashkenazi shuls have both a shulchan (this is usually the larger Torah reader's table) as well as an amud (the smaller table used by the chazzan, usually located at the front of the shul)?…
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Is there a priority when purchasing shul supplies?
When buying supplies for a new shul, is there a priority on which items should be purchased first, second, etc.? Assume that there is enough in the budget to buy only some of the items, but not all of them, or the shul is trying to raise funds for…
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Where in India can I find a synagogue
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Where in India can I find a synagogue
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Can a shul be said to have a second Bimah?
Here is a picture from a shul that has a raised platform by the Ark. They also have the Bimah where the chazzan davens from, in the centre of the shul.
Is that raised platform near the ark, also called a bimah?
If so, I suppose it could be called…
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can I practice Judaism?
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I'm Jewish. there is no debate here. My mother is Jewish so I am Jewish. But my father (not Jewish) is an anti-religion Atheist, banned all religious practices in our house (except celebrating Christmas as an American thing in a…
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Can we disinfect the shul and the ha aron kodesh ? How best?
In the wake of the Coronarovirus epidemics, can we carry out a professional disinfection of the shul's sanctuary and of the Aron Kodesh, specifically the 3 Sifrei ha Torah and their mantels ?
How is it best to proceed halachically ?
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