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5 unusual facts about Beth midrash


Bais Moshe

Yeshivath Beth Moshe comprises a secondary school and a collegiate-level Beis Midrash.

Beth midrash

The origin of the beth midrash, or house of study, can be traced to the early rabbinic period, following the Siege of Jerusalem (70 C.E.) in which the destruction of the Temple took place.

Eleazar ha-Kappar

"The synagogues and Beth midrashs in Babylonia will in the time to come be planted in Eretz Israel."

The frame-head bears the inscription:
"זה בית מדרשו שהלרבי אליעזר הקפר"
("This is the Beth midrash houses of learning of Rabbi Eliezer ha-Kappar")

This is the only source from the era of the Tannaim that the term "Beth midrash" is cited.



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