The absence of the transept allows an unbroken surface and there are instances of central domes or semidomes over the ark.
Floor plan of a jewish synagogue.
Finding the remains of the synagogue was of great importance as until a few years ago historians and archeologists believed that the jewish settlement in the golan ceased to exist after the great revolt with the destruction of gamla in 67 ce.
Brockhaus and efron jewish encyclopedia e3 188 4 jpg 594 780.
Its traditional functions are reflected in three hebrew synonyms for synagogue.
Bet ha tefilla house of prayer bet ha kneset house of assembly and bet ha midrash house of study.
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The synagogue contains many features that are unique to the jewish religion.
This article describes the basic floor plan of a synagogue the layout varies greatly from place to place so this article of necessity employs generalities that are not true for all synagogues in addition to the synagogue parts described below one distinguishing factor in orthodox synagogues is the mechitzah a curtain or other divider that separates men and women.
Restrictions varied depending on the location of the synagogue and whether or not jews enjoyed a privileged status in that community.
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Synagogue in judaism a community house of worship that serves as a place for liturgical services and for assembly and study.
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The synagogue is the jewish place of worship but is also used as a place to study and often as a community centre as well.
A few years ago the researchers found the remains of a synagogue in a place with a rectangular floor plan measuring 13 x 23 meters.
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The rectangular floor plan universally employed permits a restful treatment of the ceiling which is either paneled as in the case of the shearith israel synagogue in new york or arched as in paris.
The floor plan of the synagogue as well as other synagogues of the time period was greatly affected by the restrictions placed upon synagogue construction by christian leaders.
