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Biblical celebration in old Berea Shul
The Ethiopian church on Tudhope Avenue in Berea, located on the premises of the former Berea Shul in Johannesburg, last weekend celebrated the Ethiopian Timket (baptism) festival which honours the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan.
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The shul, which opened its doors in 1968, has long since stopped operating as a synagogue. However, the structure of the shul is still visible in the church.
Photographer Ilan Ossendryver captured the ceremony in which a model of the Ark of the Covenant is wrapped in rich cloth, and traditionally carried in a procession on the head of the priest. Timket traces its roots back to biblical times. In the early days of Judaism, a sacred box overlaid with gold was kept in the most holy place in the Jewish temple. Known as the Ark of the Covenant, it represented the coming messiah.
Elise
June 20, 2020 at 3:38 pm
‘Hello,
Please can you tell me where the marriage records from the Berea shul from the 1940’s are now archived.
Many thanks
Elise Jankelow’