Statement

Even so, Jewish religious life survived. Many still hoped for the Temple's return, but forms of devotion without sacrifice gradually emerged. Some already existed and had never depended on the Temple, such as circumcision, the Sabbath and the dietary rules. The synagogue, well rooted in Palestine and the diaspora, housed public Torah reading, prayer and donations. The next two centuries are poorly documented, but everything suggests it was then that lasting alternatives, practicable anywhere, took hold.

References

1. p. 108

   supports · main text · ch. 4

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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2. p. 108

   supports · main text · ch. 4

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

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