
Synagogue - Wikipedia
Synagogues are consecrated spaces used for Jewish prayer, study, assembly, and reading of the Torah (read in its entirety once a year, or in some synagogues on a triennial cycle, in weekly …
Synagogue - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A synagogue is a place where Jews meet to worship and pray to God. In Hebrew , a synagogue is called beit knesset , which means, a "house of gathering". The word "synagogue" comes from …
Synagogue architecture - Wikipedia
Synagogue architecture often follows styles in vogue at the place and time of construction. There is no set blueprint for synagogues and the architectural shapes and interior designs of …
Synagogue | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannica
Jan 29, 2025 · Synagogue, in Judaism, a community house of worship that serves as a place for liturgical services and for assembly and study. Its traditional functions are reflected in three …
Synagogues in India - Wikipedia
There are many synagogues in the Indian subcontinent, although many no longer function as such and today vary in their levels of preservation.
Historic synagogues - Wikipedia
Historic synagogues include synagogues that date back to ancient times and synagogues that represent the earliest Jewish presence in cities around the world. Some synagogues were …
Dohány Street Synagogue - Wikipedia
Built in a residential area between 1854 and 1859 by the Jewish community of Pest, according to the plans of Ludwig Förster, the monumental synagogue was intended to be the first distinctive …
Synagogal Judaism - Wikipedia
Synagogal Judaism or Synagogal and Sacerdotal Judaism was a branch of Judaism that emerged around the 2nd century BCE with the construction of the first synagogues in the Jewish …
Synagogue — Wikipédia
Une synagogue (du grec Συναγωγή / Sunagôgê, « assemblée » adapté de l' hébreu בית כנסת (Beit Knesset), « maison de l'assemblée ») est un lieu de culte juif 1.
Or Torah Synagogue - Wikipedia
The Or Torah Synagogue, sometimes the Ohr Torah Synagogue, [1] also known as the Tunisian Synagogue in Acre, [1] [2] the Djerba Synagogue, [citation needed] and the Jariva, [3] …