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Secular leadership. Following the Renaissance and the Enlightenment in Europe (with its Jewish "extension" the Haskalah movement, which led to much modern-day assimilation into the cultures of their native countries), the variety of Jewish practice grew, with a widespread adoption of secular values and life-styles.
Chabad, also known as Lubavitch, Habad and Chabad-Lubavitch[ 2] ( US: / xəˈbɑːd luˈbɑːvɪtʃ /; Hebrew: חב״ד לובביץּ׳; Yiddish: חב״ד ליובאוויטש ), is a branch of Orthodox Judaism, originating from Eastern Europe and one of the largest Hasidic dynasties. Chabad is one of the world's best-known Hasidic movements.
The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam, also called "Esnoga", was built in 1675. At that time it was the largest synagogue in the world. Apart from the buildings surrounding the synagogue, it has an area of 1,008 m 2 (10,850 sq ft), is 19.5 meters (64 ft) high. It was built to accommodate 1,227 men and 440 women.
The early church had survived the persecution after the execution of Stephen (around 36) (Acts 7:59) as well as the execution of James the Great under Herod Agrippa I (44) (Acts 12:2) and was therefore still tolerated by the leading groups of Judaism. It was therefore able to send out its missionaries to the Jews and Gentiles from Jerusalem to ...
Congregation Emanu-El of New York is the first Reform Jewish congregation in New York City. It has served as a flagship congregation in the Reform branch of Judaism since its founding in 1845. The congregation uses Temple Emanu-El of New York (built in 1928–1930), one of the largest synagogues in the world. The congregation currently ...
Neturei Karta synagogue and study hall in Jerusalem. Neturei Karta (Aramaic: נָטוֹרֵי קַרְתָּא nāṭōrē qartāʾ, lit. ' Guardians of the City ') is a fringe [2] religious group of Haredi Jews that was founded in Jerusalem in 1938 after splitting off from Agudat Yisrael.
The Jewish Quarter ( Hebrew: הרובע היהודי, HaRova HaYehudi; Arabic: حارة اليهود, Harat al-Yehud) is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. The area lies in the southwestern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the Armenian Quarter on the west, up to the ...
July 7, 1966 [2] [5] [6] Central Synagogue (formerly Congregation Ahawath Chesed Shaar Hashomayim; colloquially Central) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue at 652 Lexington Avenue, at the corner with 55th Street, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. The current congregation was formed in 1898 through the merger of ...