- A
kenesa (Karaim: כְּנִיסָא kǝnîsāʾ) is an
Eastern European or
Persian Karaite synagogue.
Kenesas are
similar to
Rabbinical synagogues. In
Eastern Europe...
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surrounding houses. The
building is a rare
example of one of the
surviving kenesas of the
former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The
building now operates...
- in Vilnius, Lithuania,
includes existing places of
worship – churches, synagogues,
kenesas – even if they are no
longer used for
religious purposes....
- The
Vilnius Kenesa (Lithuanian:
Vilniaus kenesa) is a
Qaraite Jewish congregation and synagogue, or
kenesa,
located at 6
Liubarto Street, in Žvėrynas,...
- The
Karaite Kenesa of Kyiv is a
former Karaite Jewish Synagogue, or
kenesa,
located at
Yaroslaviv Val
Street 7,
close to the
Golden Gates of Kyiv, in the...
- by secularization. This
process continued in the USSR when most of the
kenesas were closed. In 1928
secular Karaim philologist Seraya Shapshal was elected...
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prominent since Lithuanian independence and have
restored their kenesas (including the
Vilnius Kenesa). It is safe to say that I have been in
Vilnius all my life...
- (Midrash),
charity dining,
household courtyards, and
multiple courtyards. The
kenesa has been a
centre of the
religious life of the
Karaites of
Yevpatoria since...
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Current Kaunas Synagogue Choral Synagogue (Vilnius)
Vilnius Kenesa Former...
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often synonymous with synagogue, but
especially non-Orthodox ones. The term
kenesa, from the
Aramaic for '****embly', is used to
describe the
places of worship...
