Colloquium at Etz Hayyim Synagogue Hania Wednesday, June 4, 6:30pm Dr. Jeffrey Macy (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) The Greek Philosophic Concept of Friendship and its Influence on Maimonides Η Ελληνική Φιλοσοφική Ιδέα περί Φιλίας και η επιρροή της στον Μαϊμονίδη Dr. David Satran (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) The Dilemma...
Read MoreThe new rabbi of Athens, Gabriel Negrin, spent several days with us and also took part in Erev Shabbat services at our Synagogue. He is an exciting presence for us, especially for me, as I have known him for many years and have been witness...
Read MoreΣας προσκαλούμε να γιορτάσετε μαζί μας τo Ρόσς-Ασσανά. a Τετάρτη, 4 Σεπτεμβρίου, οι προσευχές θα ξεκινήσουν στης 19:00 και θ’ ακολουθήσει γεύμα στο εστιατόριο Έλα (Οδός Κονδυλάκη). Και πρωί Πέμπτη, 5 Σεπτεμβρίου στης 9:00 a Για την κράτηση θέσεων παρακαλούμε επικοινωνήστε μαζί μας έως την 1 Σεπτεμβρίου. Το...
Read MoreTu Beshevet was made more memorable as central to the Seder we also planted a quince tree in the front garden of the Synagogue. Unfortunately our date palm that was planted in 1999, died from a strange attack of beetles allegedly from Egypt that has...
Read MoreHIGH ISLAMIC AND OTTOMAN ARCHITECTURE A series of lectures on the evolution of Ottoman mosque architecture - Many of you will have visited Istanbul or even Edirne where Ottoman architecture reached its full development in the mid 16th century through the collaboration of a great donor (Sultan...
Read MoreSince January 2010, when two arson attacks damaged and destroyed large parts of the library of Etz Hayyim Synagogue Hania, Crete, as well as damaged the walls and ceiling of the Synagogue proper and two offices, we’ve received many generous donations for the reconstruction as...
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