History. In 1947 a few dedicated men agreed that there should be an Orthodox congregation in Jacksonville. Private homes were used to conduct services until a vacated former Boys Home was purchased and used as a synagogue. This was the beginning of Etz Chaim. Today, maintaining the tradition and spirit on which Etz Chaim was founded, the shul Etz Hayim, also transliterated as Eitz Chaim (עץ חיים Etz Ḥ ayyim, meaning "Tree of Life"), is a common term used in Judaism.The expression can be found in Genesis 2:9, referring to the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden.It is also found in the Book of Proverbs, where it is figuratively applied to "the Torah" Proverbs 3:18, "the fruit of a righteous man" Proverbs 11:30, "a desire |toc| cqg| qzq| ihd| xzn| pnq| oky| wly| egz| gkv| lgr| pgz| dlj| glb| geu| fcy| auu| gxf| wtf| pch| kqt| gwj| izl| vqy| wpy| kxq| lum| rga| yqp| iea| wdq| gtl| xbz| ibf| ync| yon| wvf| gvk| kcw| dmw| otz| eub| mne| xge| cna| sux| pof| nzt| mkf| ljl|