Institution · study halls
Batei midrashim
batei midrashim
Study halls central to religious, educational, civic, and social life.
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... Social life was almost entirely interwoven with the
religious. It was mainly confined to the batei midrashim.
The larger study halls, where people prayed, studied,
discussed civic matters or just idly spent their time,
played a vital role in Jewish life. Hebrew teachers,
pious Jews, the wealthy and philanthropists enjoyed the
most esteem. ...Connected nodes
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