A beth din is a rabbinical court of Judaism. In ancient times, it was the building block of the legal system in the Biblical Land of Israel. Today, it is invested with legal powers in a number of religious

Just another picture when Sukkot is being held with community

Just before unidentified persons demolished the Beith Shalom synagogue in Surabaya on the island of Java to its foundations.

Sukkot or Succot , in traditional Ashkenazi pronunciation Sukkos or Succos, literally Feast of Booths, is commonly translated to English as Feast of Tabernacles, sometimes also as Feast of the Ingathering.

Mikveh or mikvah is a bath used for the purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism to achieve ritual purity. After the destruction of the Temple, the mikveh's main uses remained as follows: by Jewish women

Smicha or semikhah also smichut, smicha lerabbanut, or smicha lehazzanut, is derived from a Hebrew word which means to "rely on" or "to be authorized". Prevailing smicha generally refers

Shabbat or the Sabbath is Judaism's day of rest and seventh day of the week, on which religious Jews and certain Christians (such as Seventh Day Adventists and Seventh Day Baptists) remember the Biblical

Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, who was planning to kill all the Jews. This took place in the ancient Achaemenid Persian Empire. The story is recorded

Upsherin, Opsherin or Upsherinish is a haircutting ceremony observed by a wide cross-section of Jews and is particularly popular in Haredi Jewish communities. It is typically held when a boy turns three

Synagogue service in Indonesia

The only Synagogue in Indonesia?

Tefillin and Mezuzah campaign in Indonesia

Indonesian Jews, festival and celebration memory