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Pages in category "Synagogues on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A rabbi in the American army found an abandoned, dilapidated synagogue near Mosul dating back to the 13th century. [16] It is located 3.2 km (2 mi) northeast of Mosul, across the Tigris River, in a city called Nineveh, the city to which the prophet Jonah was sent to preach repentance. The Nineveh Synagogue was constructed by Daud Ibn Hodaya al ...
Reform synagogues in Texas (8 P) S. Synagogues on the National Register of Historic Places in Texas (5 P) This page was last edited on 26 August 2021, at 11:01 ...
It is the oldest Florida synagogue building still standing. [5] It is now the Ocala Bible Chapel, a Christian congregation. First Congregation Sons of Israel is the oldest synagogue in “The Nation's Oldest City”, St. Augustine, Florida. The congregation was chartered in 1908. The current synagogue building was dedicated in 1923.
These services would eventually lead to the founding of Texas' first and oldest Reform Jewish congregation, Temple B'nai Israel, in 1868. [4] The first synagogue in Texas, Congregation Beth Israel of Houston, was founded in Houston in 1859 as an Orthodox congregation. However, by 1874 the congregation voted to change their affiliation to the ...
The synagogue is located near the ruins of Deir Aziz, the site of an ancient Jewish settlement, on which the Syrian village later existed. The remains of this synagogue, one of two public buildings found at the site, were initially uncovered by Lawrence Oliphant in the late 19th century.
The work of Philo of Alexandria, in particular, absorbed influences from Platonism, Pythagoreanism, Dionysianism, Orphism, and Persian traditions, forming a mystical repository that Goodenough found reflected in the decorations of ancient synagogues. [2] According to Goodenough, what characterizes synagogue art is a "Judaism of light".
The synagogue held its last service, led by Rabbi Jerome Cohen, in 2002. [6] Worship services began in about 1899. [1] The Shearith Israel synagogue building (built in 1956) was destroyed by a fire intentionally set by two local teenagers, on Sunday, September 26, 2010 (the third day of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, also known as the Feast of ...