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How important is going to Temple to you?
Kahane-Was-Right BT:
--- Quote from: rantermaximus on August 17, 2008, 05:53:52 PM ---For me it's just a matter of finally a church that I can become content with. Too many churches today, at least from my experiences, have become nothing more than a type of club where the emphasis is on how much money they can raise, how many members they can get, with little being put into a strong message about G-d.
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It's the most important thing in the world. As soon as we rebuild it (G-d let it be soon), I will hopefully go to the Temple all the time!
Zevida:
--- Quote from: Kahane-Was-Right BT on August 18, 2008, 10:44:48 AM ---
--- Quote from: rantermaximus on August 17, 2008, 05:53:52 PM ---For me it's just a matter of finally a church that I can become content with. Too many churches today, at least from my experiences, have become nothing more than a type of club where the emphasis is on how much money they can raise, how many members they can get, with little being put into a strong message about G-d.
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It's the most important thing in the world. As soon as we rebuild it (G-d let it be soon), I will hopefully go to the Temple all the time!
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I'm so glad you said that. ;D I get tired of people asking me which Temple I go to. I just want to say "There is no temple! All we have left is a wall!" Too many reformers out there calling a synagogue a temple. Shul or synagogue is the way to go. O0
takebackourtemple:
--- Quote from: Americanhero on August 17, 2008, 08:13:54 PM ---
--- Quote from: takebackourtemple on August 17, 2008, 08:11:40 PM ---I changed the subject to Temple to include everyone.
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How is that for everyone I don't go to temple couldn't you have Church/Shul
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There are many things that I could have called it. I guess there is no one word that will make everyone happy. Of course there is correct terminology. "Shul" is technically incorrect. The correct way to say a Jewish house of Worship in Hebrew is a "Bait Knesset". The problem is that most people won't know if you call it a "Bait Knesset" instead.
q_q_:
--- Quote from: takebackourtemple on August 18, 2008, 06:20:34 PM ---
--- Quote from: Americanhero on August 17, 2008, 08:13:54 PM ---
--- Quote from: takebackourtemple on August 17, 2008, 08:11:40 PM ---I changed the subject to Temple to include everyone.
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How is that for everyone I don't go to temple couldn't you have Church/Shul
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There are many things that I could have called it. I guess there is no one word that will make everyone happy. Of course there is correct terminology. "Shul" is technically incorrect. The correct way to say a Jewish house of Worship in Hebrew is a "Bait Knesset". The problem is that most people won't know if you call it a "Bait Knesset" instead.
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Err no,
Given that Americanhero is not jewish, it is ridiculous for a non-jew to refer to a shul as a Beit Knesset. It may even give the impression that they are jewish.
There is an english word. SYNAGOGUE
jews will usually say Shul.
The One and Only Mo:
Since modern day synagogues are supposed to represent the Holy Jewish Temple (Beit Hamikdash) that was destroyed, I'd have to say that prayer and attending services is a pillar of (Orthodox) Judaism. There are hundreds and hundreds of scholars throughout Jewish history who wrote volumes about the laws and significance of praying with 10 men in a synagogue. I can only speak for Orthodox Jews, however.
As far as Christianity goes, the only experiences I've had with churches were through watching some of my favorite shows like 7th Heaven, the Simpsons, and other things on TV and in movies. But I must admit, growing up as a nice Orthodox Jewish boy and attending Yeshiva Day Schools, I still haven't come close to mastering the art of going to shul :-[ I'm working on it though.
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