Mizrah
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mizrah-223-441733
title:
Mizrah
text:
Mizrah is the "east" and the direction that Jews in the Diaspora west of Israel face during prayer. Practically speaking, Jews face the city of Jerusalem when praying, and those north, east, or south of Jerusalem face south, west, and north respectively. In European and Mediterranean communities west of the Holy Land, mizrāḥ also refers to the wall of the synagogue that faces east, where seats are reserved for the rabbi and other dignitaries. In addition, mizrāḥ refers to an ornamental wall plaq
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Direction of prayer in Judaism
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizrah
date created:
2006-10-22T17:51:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T06:58:47Z
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