Beit knesset

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A Beit knesset is a Jewish synagogue serving as a communal house of prayer, assembly, and religious life.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Beit knesset canonical 1
Knesset 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish religious building ⓘ
house of worship ⓘ
synagogue ⓘ
associatedReligion Judaism ⓘ
culturalRole center of Jewish communal life ⓘ
foundIn Jewish neighborhoods worldwide ⓘ
governedBy halakha ⓘ
hasAlternativeName shul ⓘ
synagogue ⓘ
hasComponent Torah scrolls ⓘ
ark for Torah scrolls ⓘ
bimah ⓘ
gabbai’s stand ⓘ
ner tamid ⓘ
prayer books ⓘ
rabbi’s lectern ⓘ
seating area ⓘ
hasCustom Torah procession ⓘ
prayer with covered head ⓘ
removal of head covering discouraged ⓘ
separation of men and women in traditional communities ⓘ
standing during certain prayers ⓘ
hasFunction educational center ⓘ
place for charity collection ⓘ
place for communal decision‑making ⓘ
social gathering place ⓘ
hasGenderInHebrew masculine ⓘ
hasLanguageOfName Hebrew ⓘ
hasMeaning house of assembly ⓘ
holdsService High Holy Day services ⓘ
Ma’ariv ⓘ
Mincha ⓘ
Shabbat services ⓘ
Shacharit ⓘ
pluralFormHebrew batei knesset ⓘ
relatedConcept Beit din ⓘ
Beit midrash ⓘ
requires minyan for certain prayers ⓘ
timePeriodOfUse rabbinic era to present ⓘ
typicalOrientation toward Jerusalem ⓘ
usedBy Jewish community ⓘ
usedFor Torah reading ⓘ
communal prayer ⓘ
community assembly ⓘ
holiday services ⓘ
life‑cycle ceremonies ⓘ
religious study ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Beit midrash → relatedConcept → Beit knesset ⓘ
Monastery of the Cross → near → Knesset ⓘ
linked to: Beit knesset