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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(historical) A theocratic organizational structure in ancient Israelite society; congregation, assembly..
When Solomon's temple is consecrated, the qahal of Israel gathers to be blessed (1 Kgs. 8:14), and when Ezra intervenes with drastic means to preserver the restored Israel, it is the qahal that acts before God (Ezra 10:12-14).
Other examples could be mentioned, such as the fact that although Jewish communities were initially permitted to retain their local self-government in the form of the qahal, they could not keep their broader, empire-wide institutions, which had long existed in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, as these did not fit in with the desired enlightened-absolutist social order.
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Qahal means (historical) A theocratic organizational structure in ancient Israelite society; congregation, assembly..
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When Solomon's temple is consecrated, the qahal of Israel gathers to be blessed (1 Kgs. 8:14), and when Ezra intervenes with drastic means to preserver the restored Israel, it is the qahal that acts before God (Ezra 10:12-14).
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