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Great Synagogue

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noun

  1. (according to Jewish tradition) a council of 120 members, established by Ezra, that directed the Jews chiefly in religious matters, c450–c200 b.c., and made significant contributions to the Jewish liturgy and Bible.


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The scene of Dante’s approaching purgatory at dawn becomes morning in Jerusalem at the Great Synagogue Ades of the Glorious Aleppo Community.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2022

From the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square to the Great Synagogue of Sydney, armed guards provide earthly protection for worshippers as they seek out the divine.

From Washington Times • Nov. 5, 2018

But we arrived with Iancu’s story fresh in our minds, and it didn’t help that a taxi driver, asked to take us to Iasi’s Great Synagogue, professed ignorance of its existence.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2018

His second was the Great Synagogue of Copenhagen.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2015

The common assertion, that it was fixed by Ezra and the so-called Great Synagogue in the fifth century before Christ, is in direct opposition to the facts.

From The Book Of God In The Light Of The Higher Criticism by Foote, G. W. (George William)

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