שמש – “attendant” or “server”. Can refer to a person who fills an auxiliary role, or to the ninth candle reserved for lighting the hanukiah during Hanukkah.
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שמש – “attendant” or “server”. Can refer to a person who fills an auxiliary role, or to the ninth candle reserved for lighting the hanukiah during Hanukkah.
« Back to Glossary IndexAn annual celebration, beginning on 25 Kislev, commemorating the re-dedication of the Second Temple after the Maccabees successfully revolted against the Hellenic…
"House of Assembly" - Beit, meaning "house" and Knesset, "assembly". The modern term, synagogue, is from the Greek συναγωγή,"to assemble".