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Mechitza — This mechitza was created for the Suburban Torah Center in Livingston, New Jersey, and features carved glass ornamentation. A mechitza (Hebrew: מחיצה, partition or division, pl.: מחיצות, mechitzot) in Jewish Halakha is a partition, particularly… … Wikipedia
mechitza — noun A partition in an Orthodox synagogue to divide men from women … Wiktionary
Moses Mescheloff — in his younger years Moses (Moshe)[1] Mescheloff (Hebrew: משה בן מאיר משלוף[2]) (June 12, 1909 May 9, 2008) was a renowned American Orthodox rabbi and community leader for 75 years, known especially within circles of American Orthodox Judaism,… … Wikipedia
Gender separation in Judaism — In Judaism, especially in Orthodox tradition, there are a number of settings in which men and women are kept separate in order to conform with various elements of halakha and to prevent men and women from mingling. Other forms of Judaism rarely… … Wikipedia
Gender and religion — There are several notable issues relating to gender and religion. These include both religious comment on secular society and views regarding traditional forms of religious communities themselves. For example, internal religious issues include… … Wikipedia
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Temple Beth Israel (Eugene, Oregon) — Infobox religious building building name =Temple Beth Israel infobox width =310px image size = caption = map type = map size = map caption = location =1175 East 29th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon, flag|United States geo = latitude = longitude =… … Wikipedia
Synagogue — A synagogue (from Greek: gr. συναγωγή, transliterated synagogē , assembly ; he. בית כנסת beit knesset, house of assembly ; yi. שול or he. בית תפילה beit tefila, house of prayer , shul; la. אסנוגה, esnoga) is a Jewish house of prayer.Synagogues… … Wikipedia
Jewish feminism — is a movement that seeks to improve the religious, legal, and social status of women within Judaism and to open up new opportunities for religious experience and leadership for Jewish women. Feminist movements, with varying approaches and… … Wikipedia
Mitzvah tantz — The Grand Rabbi of Dombrov dancing the traditional Mitzvah Tantz Mitzvah tantz (lit. mitzvah dance in this case the word mitzva means commandment in both Hebrew and Yiddish, and the word tantz means dance in Yiddish) is the Hasidic custom of the… … Wikipedia
