Adat Yeshua will have a guest speaker, Phil Bean, on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 7:00 pm. He gives one of the most fascinating lectures with visual aids on the subject (see below). When he is done, you will want to learn more and will find architecture fascinating.
Lecture:
"From The Temple to the Synagogue : A Historical and Architectural Survey of the Formation of the Synagogue in Judaism and Israel's Religious History"
About the Speaker: "From The Temple to the Synagogue : A Historical and Architectural Survey of the Formation of the Synagogue in Judaism and Israel's Religious History"
Phil Bean lived as an architect in Israel for 12 years. He has designed some of the most significant and creative synagogues in Israel. He is an expert on the traditional synagogues of Europe and the understanding of sanctified space and sanctuary architecture in Jewish tradition. He can likewise speak to the subject of the Temple as a Model of Heavenly created order in correspondence to the Heavenly enthronement and the Image of God in man.



