What does a synagogue look like on the outside?

Answer 1

Answer:

A synagogue can look like anything. The only thing that makes a room into a synagogue is Jewish people praying and a cabinet, called a holy ark, containing the Torah Scrolls.

Answer:

At the front - where the rabbi and cantor and others stand, the "stage" or "altar", if you will - is called the bima (say beemah.) On the bima are one or more consoles large enough to hold the Torah when it is laid down to be read. There is also usually a special place where the Torah cover is placed while the Torah is open. At the rear of the bima, is the ark, which holds the Torah scrolls. Above the ark is the "eternal light", an artistic light which remains lit all the time.

Answer:

Inside the Synagogue, it has The Ark, where the Torah Scrolls are kept. Above this is 2 plaques with the 10 Commandments on them and above it, it has the NER TAMID (Eternal Light, which never goes out, to show that God's light is always and forever shining). There are seats on some of the sides for the men and a gallery above these for women and children. in the centre of the room is the Bimah where the Torah scrolls will be read from so everyone can see the Rabbi and the Rabbi can see everyone. Finally there are the 7 branched Menorahs on either side of the Bimah.

In EVERY synagogue, there is a room ... sometimes referred to as the 'sanctuary' ... where community worship services are conducted. This is the only room that all synagogues have in common. Depending on the membership numbers and financial health of any given congregation, and the age and physical size of the synagogue, it may or may not also include one or more of the following:

-- second sanctuary, for services with smaller attendance

-- classrooms

-- library

-- social hall

-- coat room

-- restrooms

-- kitchen

-- mikveh

-- utility/storage room

-- office

-- Rabbi's office/study

-- children's playroom

Answer 2

An ark in a synagogue is a special cabinet which holds the Torah scrolls. It is at the eastern wall of the synagogue usually (so that it faces Jerusalem). It is usually carved wood or covered in granite or marble.

Answer 3

Inside the Synagogue, it usually has The Ark, where the Torah Scrolls are kept. Above this is 2 plaques with the 10 Commandments on them and above it, it has the NER TAMID (Eternal Light, which never goes out, to show that God's light is always and forever shining). There are seats on some of the walls for the men and a gallery above these for women and children. in the centre of the room is the Bimah where the Torah scrolls wil be read from so everyone can see the Rabbi and the Rabbi can see everyone. Finally there are the 7 branched Menorahs on either side of the Bimah.
In EVERY synagogue, there is a room ... sometimes referred to as the 'sanctuary' ... where community worship services are conducted. This is the only room that all synagogues have in common. Depending on the membership numbers and financial health of the congregation, and the age and physical size of the synagogue, it may or may not also include one or more of the following: -- smaller sanctuary, for services with smaller attendance

-- classrooms

-- library

-- social hall

-- coat room

-- restrooms

-- kitchen

-- mikveh

-- utility/storage room

-- office

-- Rabbi's office/study

-- children's playroom

Answer 4

A synagogue can look like any room. There are places for people to sit, and there is usually a stage (or "bimah") where the services are led from.

A synagogue is a warm, inviting place, and generally NOT a solemn, quiet place.

Answer 5

inside a synagogue it's like a very large room with a partition in the middle, to apart the women from the men(sometimes the women's room is above the men's)

there're the chairs and in lines, facing the Holy Ark, which inside there's the Torah book. and right befor the Holy Ark there's the prayer-leader's stand.

Answer 6

From the outside, a synagogue usually resembles a building. Small ones may look like

houses, while large ones may appear to be brick, stone, wood, stucco, or glass buildings.

They're so good, you'd never know the difference.

Answer 7

It is a fancy, heavy wooden cabinet with double doors and an embroidered curtain in front. See also the Related Link.
More about the synagogue and prayer

Answer 8

Just like a little old church may even be Hebrew on the outside

Jewish answer:

There's no required appearance, and they vary greatly.

Answer 9

rectangle

Except when it is circular or elliptical.