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What number of people are needed in a synagogue for public prayer?
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∙ 6y ago
Public prayer needs a "minyan." A minyan is, according to Orthodox Judaism, 10 Jewish men age 13 and up. According to Reform, Reconstructionist, and most Conservative Jews, a minyan is 10 Jewish people (male or female) age 13 and up (age of bar mitzvah... some might count females at age 12). The most significant need for a minyan is to say the mourner's kaddish (a prayer mourners must recite), and to read from the Torah scroll as part of a public service with certain blessings (the Torah can be read for study or as a private act, however, without a minyan... even just one person).
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 11y agoIf you mean what is the quorum to hold full services, the answer is ten Jewish men over the age of 13. A synagogue can be "had" by anybody, but without a quorum the services that can be held in it are restricted.
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∙ 11y agoSynagogues come in many sizes. Usually the number of seats is in the tens or hundreds.
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∙ 13y ago10
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It depends on how big it is and how much crowding the people are willing to tolerate. There are little tiny synagogues that seem full if there are just ten people there, and there are huge ones that hold thousands. Nobody would call it a synagogue, however, if it could not hold ten adults, because Jewish tradition requires ten adults (a minyan) in order to do a full prayer service. Any fewer, and there are parts that must be left out.
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How many people go to the synagogue at once?
The number of people in a synagogue varies depending on the size. However, for prayer there are usually at least ten people.
How are guests shown to be welcome in a synagogue?
A synagogue is a prayer place and people can pray in it like Muslims have a mosque and Christian people have a church so anyone can enter a mosque church or a synagogue and a synagogue is a a place for Jewish people to worship their own gods and read their holy book :) Hope this helps you!
How many men were required for a Synagogue?
There's no set number of people required to start a synagogue. However, group prayer requires a minimum of 10 men. Some Conservative and all Reform groups count both men and women to meet the minimum of 10 people.
What are prayer books called in a synagogue?
Siddurim.
How is yom kippur observed?
Fasting, and prayer in the synagogue.
Do we burn offerings in a Jewish synagogue?
In Judaism, sacrifice can only be offered in the Temple in Jerusalem. When we are without the Temple, prayer replaces sacrifice. The only 'offering' that occurs in a synagogue is prayer.
What is a Jewish congregation?
The Hebrew is the language of Jewish prayer and liturgy. All Jewish prayer books contain Hebrew. Some synagogues are also decorated with Hebrew letters or words, but it depends on the synagogue.
Why do we observe Passover at home and not in the synagogue?
Wrong. The seder is held at home, and the special festival prayer-services are held in the synagogue.
Use synagogue in a sentence?
The house of prayer used by Jews is known as a synagogue.
why is the synagogue important to jewish people?
A synagogue is a space for worship and prayer. Jews believe it is good to pray together, but there must be a minimum of ten people present for certain prayers to be said. This is called a minyan . The synagogue is an important centre for Jewish communities where meetings take place and social gatherings happen.
How is the Synagogue used by the Jews or Jewish People?
A synagogue is used in lots of different ways, like Jews use it to learn about the Torah, weddings take place there and all sorts of other events. A synagogue is like a Jewish temple, they use it for praying. Synagogues are used as part of Jews' second home.
Where in a synagogue do they pray?
In the main sanctuary. There are no booths or cells for private prayer, all prayer is done in the main auditorium.
