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Andriake Synagogue
The Andriake Synagogue is a former ancient Jewish synagogue, that was discovered in Andriake, an ancient city in the historical region of Lycia, in Asia Minor Anatolia (), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean .... The building, that is now an archaeological site, was found in the town of Demre in the Antalya Province, Antalya province, on the southwestern tip of modern-day Turkey. The synagogue is placed on a hilltop overlooking Andriake's harbor. The site is located in the former major port city of Myra, which was the capital of the Lycian civilization. Discovery and findings The synagogue was discovered in 2009 by Dr. Nevzat Çevik's team of archeologists from Akdeniz University. It is the first archaeological finding of Jewish culture in Lycia. As of 2010, a total of 282 object ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judaism
Judaism () is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic, Monotheism, monotheistic, ethnic religion that comprises the collective spiritual, cultural, and legal traditions of the Jews, Jewish people. Religious Jews regard Judaism as their means of observing the Mosaic covenant, which they believe was established between God in Judaism, God and the Jewish people. The religion is considered one of the earliest monotheistic religions. Jewish religious doctrine encompasses a wide body of texts, practices, theological positions, and forms of organization. Among Judaism's core texts is the Torah—the first five books of the Hebrew Bible—and a collection of ancient Hebrew scriptures. The Tanakh, known in English as the Hebrew Bible, has the same books as Protestant Christianity's Old Testament, with some differences in order and content. In addition to the original written scripture, the supplemental Oral Torah is represented by later texts, such as the Midrash and the Talmud. The Hebrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jerusalem Post
''The Jerusalem Post'' is an English language, English-language Israeli broadsheet newspaper based in Jerusalem, Israel, founded in 1932 during the Mandate for Palestine, British Mandate of Mandatory Palestine, Palestine by Gershon Agron as ''The Palestine Post''. In 1950, it changed its name to ''The Jerusalem Post''. In 2004, the paper was bought by Mirkaei Tikshoret, a diversified Israeli media firm controlled by investor Eli Azur (who in 2014 also acquired the newspaper ''Maariv (newspaper), Maariv''). ''The Jerusalem Post'' is published in English. Previously, it also had a French edition. The paper describes itself as being in the Politics of Israel, Israeli political political center, center, which is considered to be Centre-right politics, center-right by Far-right politics in Israel, international standards; its editorial line is critical of political corruption, and supportive of the separation of religion and state in Israel. It is also a strong proponent of greater in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd-century Synagogues
The 3rd century was the period from AD 201 (represented by the Roman numerals CCI) to AD 300 (CCC) in accordance with the Julian calendar. In this century, the Roman Empire saw a crisis, starting with the assassination of the Roman Emperor Severus Alexander in 235, plunging the empire into a period of economic troubles, barbarian incursions, political upheavals, civil wars, and the split of the Roman Empire through the Gallic Empire in the west and the Palmyrene Empire in the east, which all together threatened to destroy the Roman Empire in its entirety, but the reconquests of the seceded territories by Emperor Aurelian and the stabilization period under Emperor Diocletian due to the administrative strengthening of the empire caused an end to the crisis by 284. This crisis would also mark the beginning of Late Antiquity. While in North Africa, Roman rule continued with growing Christian influence, particularly in the region of Carthage. In Persia, the Parthian Empire was suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Synagogues In Turkey
This is a list of notable synagogues in Turkey. Istanbul İzmir * Kemeraltı synagogues (list) * Algazi Synagogue * Ashkenazi Synagogue * Aydınlı Shalom Synagogue * Bet Israel Synagogue (İzmir) * Beit-Hillel * Bikurkholim Synagogue * Etz-Hayyim Synagogue * Los Foresteros Synagogue * Hevra Synagogue * Kahal Kadosh Synagogue * Portugal Synagogue * Rosh-Ha-Ar Synagogue * Shaar Hashamayim Synagogue (İzmir) * Signora Giveret Synagogue Adana * Adana Synagogue Ankara * Ankara Synagogue Bursa * Gerush Synagogue * Etz Ahayim Synagogue (Bursa) * Mayor Synagogue (Bursa) Çanakkale * Çanakkale Synagogue Edirne * Grand Synagogue of Edirne Gaziantep * Gaziantep Synagogue in Gaziantep Kilis * Kilis Synagogue in Kilis Hatay * Antakya Synagogue in Hatay * Iskenderun Synagogue in Hatay Manisa * Sardis Synagogue See also * History of the Jews in Turkey * Dönmeh * Jewish Museum of Turkey * Israel–Turkey relations * Ishak Haleva * Religion in Turkey * Pallache famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
