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Synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer and study. The Hebrew term for
synagogue is Beit Knesset (House of Assembly) or Beit Tefila (House of
Prayer). There are usually separate rooms for prayer (the main
sanctuary) and smaller rooms for study. Rooms set aside for study are
referred to as "Beth midrash" (Hebrew, House of study.)
Orthodox and most Conservative Jews refer
to their houses of worship as
synagogues; a few use the Hebrew term Beit Knesset, the Yiddish term
shul (meaning "school"), or, amongst some Sephardim, the Spanish and
Portuguese term esnoga. also
see:
Denver Synagogues |
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Most Reform and some
Conservative Jews use the term "Temple" to describe their house of worship,
but most traditional Jews find this term inaccurate, as Judaism has
historically only had one
Temple, the Temple in Jerusalem. |
About - Beit HaMikdash (The Holy Temple)
[purchase this product]
 This
outstanding 3D multimedia CD-ROM is a UNIQUE learning experience.
Through the combination of graphics, videos and true 3D technology, you
learn by doing.
The CD permits you to explore on your own the vast stretches of the Temple
Plaza. Go ahead, visit the different Chambers... Rooms... Find the
Menorah... the Ark... and the Copper Laver. Visit the Bakery.. Operate the
tools... Test your skill, build the Mikdash brick by brick.
In addition to the fun of discovery, The Beit Hamikdash is a tool for
further study.
Go to the interactive library and search through the many background texts
that help clarify the differences between the previous Temples. The Library
includes a complete Tanach which is HYPERTEXTED to the Mikdash.
This CD is an excellent educational tool. It makes you feel as if youre
really there. |
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