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SHAMMASH — (Heb. שַׁמָּשׁ), salaried beadle or sexton in the community, the synagogue, rabbinical court, or a ḥevrah. A shammash performed a number of functions varying in accordance with the measure of autonomy or the nature of the religious institutions… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
shammash — ▪ Judaism also spelled shamash or shammas (Hebrew: “servant”), plural shammashim , shamashim , or shammasim salaried sexton in a Jewish synagogue whose duties now generally include secretarial work and assistance to the cantor, or… … Universalium
shammash — … Useful english dictionary
ḤANUKKAH LAMP — (also known as ḥanukkiyyah and Ḥanukkah menorah). The central ritual of the eight day Festival of Ḥanukkah is the kindling of a lamp that has receptacles for eight lights, one for each night. A ninth receptacle, called the servitor or shammash,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
menorah — /meuh nawr euh, nohr euh/, n. 1. a candelabrum having seven branches (as used in the Biblical tabernacle or the Temple in Jerusalem), or any number of branches (as used in modern synagogues). 2. a candelabrum having nine branches, for use on the… … Universalium
sha|mes — «SHAH muhs», noun, plural sha|mos|im «shah MOS ihm», 1. a person who takes care of a synagogue; synagogue sexton or caretaker. 2. an extra candle used to light the candles in the menorah on each of the eight nights of Hanukkah. Also, shammes,… … Useful english dictionary
COMMUNITY — antiquity middle ages character and structures functions and duties individual centers the muslim caliphate in the east … Encyclopedia of Judaism
EISENSTADT — (Ger. also: Weniger Maertersdorf; Hung. Kismarton; Heb. א״שׁ; ציר ברזל), capital of burgenland , E. Austria. Its community was the leading one of the Seven Communities of Burgenland, and from the end of the 17th century to the middle of the 19th… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
FOLKLORE — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction … Encyclopedia of Judaism
shammes — noun (plural shammosim) Etymology: Yiddish shames, from Late Hebrew shāmmāsh Date: 1650 1. the sexton of a synagogue 2. the candle or taper used to light the other candles in a Hanukkah menorah … New Collegiate Dictionary
