10 Minute Topics: The Synagogue and Religious Functionaries

The next in a weekly series of 10 minute topics teaching about various topics within Judaism. This week's topic is: The Synagogue and Religious Functionaries. In Hebrew the synagogue is known as the beit k'nesset (house of assembly). The synagogue is also known as a beit tefillah (house of prayer) and a beit midrash (house of study). In Yiddish the synagogue is known by the term "shul". Although synagogues existed well before the destruction of the 2nd Temple in 70 CE, communal worship in the time while the Temple still stood centered around the korbanot ("sacrificial offerings") brought by the kohanim ("priests") in the Holy Temple. Outside Sources: Synagogue (en.wikipedia.org
Judaism Jewish Synagogue Shul Kloiz Prayer Service Bimah Mechitza Rabbi Chazan Gabbai Kohen Cohen Levi Rebbe Tzaddik Shomerim








































