At the end of 2020, the edited volume “The Synagogue in Ancient Palestine: Current Issues and Emerging Trends” (eds. Bonnie, Hakola, and Tervahauta; 419 pp.; Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2020) came out.

Special prayers for a British victory and for the Royal family’s welfare were held yesterday in the most ancient synagogue in Safed, built by Ari Hakodosh, founder of the “New Cabala.” ...

Synagogues were called this in rabbinic Hebrew because, as the largest buildings in most of the towns and villages of ancient Palestine, they served not only for prayer, but also as community ...