A congregation in the early Christian church.
A Jewish house of worship and study.
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Jewish house of worship, from a Greek word meaning "place where people come together."
Jewish institution whose origins are obscure. It is the place where Jews meet weekly for prayer, and Torah reading and exposition.
Central institution of Jewish worship and study since antiquity. Contains the Ark with Torah scrolls facing the ancient Temple site in Jerusalem. The synagogue became the center of Jewish worship after the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE.
The synagogue is the Jewish house of worship and in modern times often houses religious schools and social facilities. In Reform circles, synagogues are many times called "Temples." The Yiddish term for synagogue is shul.
meeting place for Jewish life and worship
A place of worship for the Jewish people. It is a place of prayer, study, as well as a place to discuss problems.
a gathering of Jews (including at least ten men) for prayer.
often the heart of a Jewish community, this is a centre not just for worship, but also a place where people come to meet each other, sit quietly and pray, and where children come to learn the Torah and other important lessons. up
A building to which Jews come for prayer, study and to meet each other.
(SYN·a·GOGUE). A synagogue, in the sense of a meeting house, referred to the place of assembly where the local Jewish community would meet or convene meetings. Jews and Judeo-Christians met in synagogues as gathering places. The sense was a place of assembly not a place of worship. Over the centuries the synagogue became places of worship as a result of the rise of Pharisaic Judaism. More Information.
(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
a building used by Jews for worship and teaching
a house of God , a place to feel God's presence, worship and join a community in prayer
a house of worship for the Jews
a Jewish house of prayer and study
a Jewish place of assembly for worship, education, and communal affairs
a place of refuge and of sanctuary
a place where Hebrews gather, and Israel was to become a cluster or gathering of Hebrew nations
a place where Jews gather to pray, to study, to observe life cycle events and often is the center of a community where people can stay in touch with each other and come together at times of need
a place where the Jews pray, and a new building of this kind cannot be erected in any part of our dominions, except by our order
a type of temple as well, but one dedicated to the worship of Yaweh
The Jewish place of worship, also called Schul (Yiddish).
A place constructed/fully dedicated for gathering and studying After the destruction of the Temple, synagogues became a place of corporate worship.
A Jewish house of prayer. Its etymology is Greek, and is comprised of two words: sun (together) + agein (to lead).
From a Greek root meaning "assembly." The most widely accepted term for a Jewish house of worship.
a meeting place of the Jewish people, from a Greek word meaning "lead together".
An assembly of Jews for the purpose of worship
(Greek for "gathering"). The central insitution of Jewish communal worship and study since antiquity, and by extension, a term used for the place of gathering. The structure of such buildings has changed, though in all cases the ark containing the Torah scrolls faces the ancient Temple site in Jerusalem.
From the Greek synagogia, this is a meeting place for assembly.
(sin-ah-GAHG) Greek for “assembly†and now, the most common term for a Jewish house of worship.
(Greek: assembly, gathering) A place of worship and communal center of a Jewish congregation.
(Greek: "a place of meeting") 1. In Judaism: The main public institution. 2. In contemporary usage: A Jewish congregation or the place where it gathers or assembles for worship.
Jewish house of worship, similar to a church.
From the Greek "to bring or gather together" and thus "community," the organized Jewish communities of the Hellenistic world and their places of worship.
The house of worship (temple) and communal center of a Jewish congregation.
'place of gathering'; Jewish place of worship where Torah is expounded
A synagogue is a Jewish house of worship. The Yiddish term for synagogue is shul. In Reform circles, synagogues are sometimes called Temples.
the Hebrew place of worship.
A synagogue (Hebrew: בית ×›× ×¡×ª ; beit knesset, "house of assembly"; Yiddish: שול, shul; Ladino ××¡× ×•×’×” esnoga) is a Jewish place of religious worship. The word "synagogue" is derived from the Greek συναγωγή, transliterated synagogé. The related verb, συναγω, means "to gather together".