File:The significance of the circular window - Galicia Jewish Museum (9361131738).jpg

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Description Entrance to the synagogue in the village of Vielkie Oczy, The circular window high above the entry door is a common architectural feature of synagogues in Galicia. Part of the purpose of a synagogue is to facilitate the worshippers' search for God. But according to Jewish mystical traditions, it is a two-way process. God is also in search of people. So a special hole, high in the wall, symbolically permits God to peer through, as if to catch sight of his worshipers yearning for him. The circular window, then, is not intended for people to look out; it is for God to look in.
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Source The significance of the circular window - Galicia Jewish Museum
Author Jorge Láscar from Australia
Camera location50° 03′ 03.02″ N, 19° 56′ 58.73″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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