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Yes, there is no gender segregation in synagogues other than Orthodox synagogues.
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In Orthodox and a few Conservative synagogues, no, men and women are separated. In most Conservative synagogues, as well as Reform, Reconstructionist, Humanist and Jewish Renewal synagogues, yes. All of the latter are classified as liberal branches of Judaism, and all of these branches also ordain women as rabbis.
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Orthodox (and a dwindling number of Conservative) synagogues separate men and women in order to reduce distraction during prayer. Young adults are easily distracted by members of the opposite sex. Similarly, it is traditional for men to pull their prayer shawls up over their heads like a hood during the amidah (the standing prayer), so they can still see their prayerbooks, but not the people to either side.
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How do you recognise a synagogue?
You can tell a Orthodox Synagogue is an Orthodox Synagogue because a Orthodox Synagogue has the seats for men on the floor at the sides and the back, and the womans seats on a balcony up top, and the reading desk and the bimah are in the centre. Other than a Liberal/Reform Synagogue because a Liberal/Reform Synagogue has the men and the women sit together, and the reading desk at the side in-front of the seats for the men and women.
What are the men's seats in a synagogue?
Those are seats reserved in an Orthodox Synagogue for Men Only as opposed to Women's Seats which are reserved for Women Only. In an Orthodox Synagogue, the men and women are separated.
What are at least two types of synagogue designs?
1) A synagogue in which the women's section is in a raised balcony. 2) A synagogue in which the men and women are both on the ground floor in separate seating areas.See also:More about Jewish prayers and the synagogue
Do religious Jewish women pray with the men?
They pray separately in the synagogue.
What is the seating arrangements in a synagogue?
In orthodox Judaism, the men are separated from the women, some sects don't allow women in at all. In reform Judaism, the seating arrangement is generally the same as in the majority of western Churches; men and women sit together, they are not segregated. Pews or chairs
How are jews seated in a synagogue?
In Orthodox synagogues, men and women are seated separately.
Where do men sit in a synagogue?
On chairs. Interesting, but women do the same. Wow, what a thought.
Do Jewish men go only to Orthodox synagogues?
Orthodox Jewish men go only to Orthodox synagogues. Non-Orthodox Jewish men would be likely to go to non-Orthodox places of worship. In Israel, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States, there are prevalent numbers of non-Orthodox or Liberal synagogues. As a result, people in those places who are themselves Liberal can often find a Liberal synagogue in which to worship. Outside of those four countries, it is very rare to find a Liberal synagogue, so Jews of all religiousities (both Liberal and Orthodox) go to Orthodox synagogues for prayer, but will not perform all of the Orthodox Mitzvot when not in synagogue.
What are the male and female seating arrangements in a synagogue?
In Orthodox synagogues, men and women are seated separately.
About a synagogue?
A synagogue is the equivalent of a church but it is Jewish. Inside there is the ark which holds the Torah, that's like the bible, and the menorah that covers the Torah. There is a women's and a men's section.
What is a orthodox synagogoue?
It's a synagogue where men and women sit separately and the bimah is facing the Ark of the Covenant.
Why are men and wimmen separated in a synagogue?
The custom of the wall of separation is to keep men focused on the All Mighty. Women are considered a distraction to prayers in the synagogue. This varies in the sects of Judaism, the Orthodox being the ones to do this most often.
