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Men and women sit separately in Orthodox synagogues so that they don't distract each other while praying.
Reuben Corwin
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∙ 11y agoReform Judaism made a number of changes to traditional Jewish doctrine in places where Reform Jews believed that Jewish doctrine conflicted with modern science and morality. One of these changes was a reversal of the religious Jewish policy that men and women should sit apart from one another. They felt that the traditional laws on this issue were misogynistic and therefore chose to not follow them. Orthodox Jews disagree and hold that men and women are separated to prevent both men and women from seeing members of the opposite sex and thinking "less-than-pure thoughts" while they should be thinking about God.
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∙ 11y agoDepends on how religious the synagogue is. There are two main divisions in Judaism, Sefardic Jews (middle eastern Jews) and Ashkenazi Jews (European Jews). Ashkenazim break into 3 more divisions, Reformed (least religious), Conservative (follows the laws of The Bible, yet has many exceptions; Example: they can drive on the day of Sabbath, as long as it is for religious purposes such as driving to synagogue), and Orthodox Jews (they strongly follow the words of the bible and have few to no exceptions).
Of these sections, usually only Orthodox and Sefardic synagogues separate men and women.
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∙ 15y agoNo, not usually. Some conservative one's are but even that's rare.
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∙ 12y agoSo that the men will think about the prayers and not about the women.
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∙ 11y agoSo they can concentrate on the prayers instead of concentrating on the opposite sex.
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Where do men and women sit during judaism worship?
In chairs or pews. In orthodox synagogues, men and women do not sit together, and are separated by a curtain or wall.
Do men and women sit together in a liberal synagogue?
Yes, there is no gender segregation in synagogues other than Orthodox synagogues.
What is a gallery in a synagogue?
The Ezrat Nashim (עזרת נשים) or Ladies' Section/Gallery exists only in Orthodox Synagogues. In those synagogues, the women sit apart from the men in order to help both the men and the women focus on the prayers instead of on each other. The Ezrat Nashim is where the women sit. Answer: Orthodox synagogues have separate seating areas for men and women during services. In many synagogues, the women sit upstairs in a balcony. This is called the women's section, or ladies' gallery. In other synagogues the women's section can be adjacent to or behind the men's section, but separated by a curtain or other partition.
Why are Muslim men separated from Muslim women in a mosque?
Men and women are separated so they aren't distracted from their prayers.
Were the men and women aboard the slave ship separated?
Yes. Men and women slaves were separated. For what? I don't know why
How are jews seated in a synagogue?
In Orthodox synagogues, men and women are seated separately.
How did the author get separated from his mother in night?
Because the soldiers separated the men from the women.
What are the male and female seating arrangements in a synagogue?
In Orthodox synagogues, men and women are seated separately.
Do BOTH men and women get called up to the Torah before their wedding?
In Orthodox synagogues, men and women would be called separately, while the other branches of Judaism men and women get called up together.
Where did the women children and men separated in the concentration camps?
women and children were put together and men were sepperated from them
Where do men and women sit in the synagogue?
Men and women had separate areas in the Temple in Jerusalem. They were separated by a physical barrier. It is presumed that this was true in the Solomonic Temple; archeological and historical data indicate it was true in the Second Temple (rebuilt by Herod in the early first century, destroyed by the Romans about 69CE) As synagogues are viewed as "mikdash me'at"--a miniature Temple--the practice to separate men and women during prayer was retained. The 19th century Reform movement in Germany, in imitation of Protestant practice, abolished the norm, as did Reform in the US and Conservative synanggues in the 20th century. A a small number of the latter maintain at least some separate seating areas, without the typical "mechitza"/barrier between men and women. In essence, the separation is to allow everyone the opportunity to direct one's prayers to God, undistracted. Note: the first paragraph is actually not true. There is no mention in the Bible of ritual separation of men and women in the ancient Temple.
What do people wear to synagogues?
Anything which is modest and dignified. Usually suits for the men and modest dresses for women.
