Shtiebel
Sign in to savethumb|right|250px|"Shtiblach" in Katamon, [[Jerusalem]] A shtiebel (, pl. shtibelekh) is a place used for communal Jewish prayer. In contrast to a formal synagogue, a shtiebel is far smaller and approached more casually. It is typically as small as a room in a private home or a place of business that is set aside for the express purpose of prayer, or it may be as large as a small-sized synagogue. It may or may not offer the communal services of a synagogue.
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It is catalogued under topics including Haredi Judaism, Synagogues and Yiddish words and phrases.
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- Subclass of
- religious building
- Religion
- Hasidism
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- Stieblach.JPG
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History: In Europe
- In Israel
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thumb|right|250px|"Shtiblach" in Katamon, [[Jerusalem]] A shtiebel (, pl. shtibelekh) is a place used for communal Jewish prayer. In contrast to a formal synagogue, a shtiebel is far smaller and approached more casually. It is typically as small as a room in a private home or a place of business that is set aside for the express purpose of prayer, or it may be as large as a small-sized synagogue. It may or may not offer the communal services of a synagogue.
Shtiebels were common in Jewish communities in Eastern Europe before the Holocaust. The shtiebel was distinctly characteristic of Hasidic Judaism and played a central and critical role in the life of the Hasidic community. Shtiebels continue to exist in contemporary Israel and the United States.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Shtiebel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.