HIST 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Sephardi Jews, Synagogue, Bloody Kisses
22 Nov 2016
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Hist 221 jewish history; november 17, 2016. Mostly to the rhineland (germany and france) In the late 7th and 8th century, there was a major division between jews: those with. Christians and those with muslims: sephardi jews. Comes from hebrew name for an uncertain location. Jewish existence during the middle ages was legitimated by a common world view. Exile and diaspora: don izchak abravanel. Three curses of the exile are lack of courage, lack of honour, and lack of government. Three roles of synagogue (kloyz, shul: beit knesset assembly, service, beit midrash learning, beit din judicial. Institutional structure of jewish community: kehila kadisha holy community, parnasim paid officials and administrators: Consisted of several jewish boys who came to the melamed"s house and studied from 9am to 9pm. Balebatim householders, donors, taxpayers: communal institutions and services: Study of torah still most important jewish text. Good scholars could become very wealthy by being funded by the community.
