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A Jewish house of worship is called a synagogue or shul. The word "Church" is mainly used in Christianity.
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∙ 11y agoJewish houses of worship are called synagogues.
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What churches contain tabernacles?
usually all churches because Jews go to temple and cathliocs go to church
Do Jews go to church during Yom Kippur?
Jews don't have churches - they have synagogues, and yes, they go to synagogue during Yom Kippur.
How did people of the Middle Ages try to explain the cause of Black Death?
people blamed go, churches. They also blamed jews.
Can a Jewish person attend a concert at a church?
Although some individual Jews might choose to attend a concert in a church, the majority of Jews do not enter churches for any reason. This is due to the prohibition against participating in the worship practices of other religions.
What percentage of Jewish churches are in the world?
They're synagogues, NOT churches, and it's hard to know exactly how many Jews are in the world.
How often would a Jew go to church and pray?
The most religious Jews go to their synagogues at least three times a day: once in the morning, once in the after noon, and once in the evening, each for a separate prayer. Please note that there are no churches in Judaism, churches are Christian houses of worship.
How did Christian churches help save the lives of Jews?
in France the Protestant church, due to the fact that their vicars/minsters could travel freely, manged to smuggle some Jews out. In Poland and the east many churches falsified birth records to show Jews as Christians.
What was the attitude of the churches regarding the persecution of the Jews?
their attitudes were different before, during and after
What is an Jewish charch called?
Jews do not have churches. The Jewish place of worship is called a synagogue in English.
Why Jewish people are refrain from entering churches?
Jews do not enter Christian churches because of the religious prohibition against participating in idolatry. The presence of icons and statues in Christian churches is seen as a form of idolatry from the Jewish perspective.
Do Jews pray at a church?
The Jewish house of worship is a synagogue. Churches are for Christians. There are times when Jews are invited to visit churches either to see a Christian Wedding or some other important event. However, it is forbidden by Jewish law to pray before an idol or graven image and most churches have large crosses, statues, or statuettes of Jesus, which would make prayer there impossible. On these grounds, many Orthodox Jews prohibit Jewish entry into churches (even for non-prayer as it may confuse someone into believing that it is permissible to pray there.)
Why do Christians meet in churches?
They don't have to meet in churches - the first Christians met in each others' homes, shared a communal meal, and went to synagogue like the good Jews they were.
