JWST 347 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Isaac Mayer Wise, Star Of David, Torah Reading

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Jewish Studies
• Course: JWST 347
• Professor: Rachel Manekin

Document Summary

Emphasized peoplehood as the unifying factor, instead of the. For some of its members it served as a (cid:498)secular synagogue(cid:499) Ethnic and communal values rather than faith based: developed its own rituals jewish symbols, secret ceremonies, Designed to strengthen (cid:498)peoplehood(cid:499) and communal aspects of. Provided help to the sick, supported widows and orphans. Unifying symbols: torah scroll and the ten commandments. The torah scroll: defined the jewish sacred space. The ten commandments (two tablets) as a visual symbol displayed on or above the ark. The shema prayer: used in prayers, in the mezuzah, taught to children, reinforced the most fundamental jewish belief- the faith in one god. Late 1860s and early 1870s was a period of confident and optimism in. New synagogues were not magnificent building: also on the outside. The number of synagogues with organs grew: between 1860-1868 form 8 to 30. The gender separation was abolished in many synagogues (starts in 1851)