It is a Jewish house of worship, study, and assembly.
A synagogue is a building where Jews come together and pray to God. Jews sometimes also use synagogues as places to meet and study, adult education and Hebrew schools for school-age children.
The synagogue is a place of worship and is sometimes also used for assembly or Jewish social functions.
The house of prayer used by Jews is known as a synagogue.
To hold the Torah scroll in the synagogue.
A synagogue is a Jewish house of worship. It is also sometimes called a temple. Instead of an altar the synagogue has a Bimah. A typical synagogue will offer Hebrew classes and is also used for social gatherings.
A synagogue is the place where a Jew preys to God. A synagogue is a temple, just like a mosque or a church. A synagogue is led by a rabbi (Jewish priest) and the service often involves preyers in Hebrew.
The Ark in a Synagogue is an intricately decorated cabinet used for storing the Torah scrolls - the Jewish holy scripture. It is placed so that it is facing the city of Jerusalem and is one of the most important standard objects in the Synagogue.
The Hebrew word 'Shoah' means 'catastrophe' and is used by Jews to refer to the Holocaust. The word Shoah is not found in every synagogue.
The pointer a person uses in a synagogue is called a Yad. They use it to read from the Torah. It is also used during Bar Mitzvahs.
Usually a synagogue will have a billboard or signage indicating it is a synagogue.
A synagogue is a house of prayer. It is often, but not always, also used for Torah-classes. Occasionally, it may be used as a place of public meeting or for certain social functions.
Most synagogues are used everyday, some are only used on Saturday or on holidays.
A Shtibl is a small room used as a synagogue for hasidic Jews.