Shtiebel

It is typically as small as a room in a private home or a place of business that is set aside for the express purpose of prayer, or it may be as large as a small-sized synagogue.

They hosted the seudah shlishit, the ritual third meal of Shabbat, and attracted newcomers with their inviting atmosphere for prayer, eating, drinking, and community activities.

The shtiebel was cost-effective, helping to spread Hasidism through a grassroots movement that enabled those familiar with it to establish local communities.

This shtiebel is well known as the locale of Friday-night mussar talks that Rabbi Sholom Schwadron, the "Maggid of Jerusalem," delivered for more than 40 years.

Unlike a synagogue with regular prayer times, certain seating arrangements, and the like, the shtibelekh operates at all hours of the day and routinely includes temporary worshipers.