synagogues
Jewish worship houses
Synagogues are Jewish houses of worship and community gathering.
The synagogue serves as a place for prayer, religious study, and social functions within Jewish communities.
The old synagogues of Eastern Europe were destroyed during the Holocaust.
They attend synagogue every Saturday.
Acts performed for others
- prayersReverent petitions to deity
- ShabbatJewish day of rest
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
cantor · Torah reading · Kaddish · minyan · High Holidays · Yom Kippur · Rosh Hashanah · bar mitzvah
Protected sacred space
- bimahSynagogue's central platform
- arkLarge rescue vessel
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- menorahJewish ceremonial lampstand
stained glass · pews · balcony · dome · Star of David · eternal light · vestibule · courtyard
Act of completely ruining
- TempleNamed religious structure
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
pogrom · Holocaust · deportation · restoration · preservation · ancient · medieval · Moorish
State of belonging
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- socialConcerning community life
- gatheringsOccasions of congregating
education · Hebrew school · youth group · sisterhood · brotherhood · outreach · cultural events · holidays
Modernizing institutional movement
- ConservativeRight-leaning party supporter
- HasidicOf fervent Jewish pietism
- ChabadHasidic Jewish outreach movement
- egalitarianEquality principle supporter
traditional · progressive · liberal · Modern Orthodox · Sephardic · Ashkenazi · pluralistic · unaffiliated
services
Acts performed for others
- prayersReverent petitions to deity
- ShabbatJewish day of rest
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
rabbi · cantor · Torah reading · Kaddish · minyan · High Holidays · Yom Kippur · Rosh Hashanah · bar mitzvah · bat mitzvah
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
menorah · stained glass · pews · balcony · dome · Star of David · eternal light · vestibule · courtyard · mikveh
destruction
Act of completely ruining
- TempleNamed religious structure
- JerusalemTriply sacred ancient capital
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
persecution · pogrom · Holocaust · deportation · restoration · preservation · ancient · medieval · Moorish · Sephardic
membership
State of belonging
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- socialConcerning community life
gatherings · education · Hebrew school · youth group · sisterhood · brotherhood · outreach · cultural events · holidays · celebrations
Reform
Modernizing institutional movement
- ConservativeRight-leaning party supporter
- HasidicOf fervent Jewish pietism
- ChabadHasidic Jewish outreach movement
egalitarian · traditional · progressive · liberal · Modern Orthodox · Sephardic · Ashkenazi · pluralistic · unaffiliated · movement
- religious organizationsBaptist churches, congregations, Methodist churches, Methodist Church, parishes
- Jewish heritageTorah scrolls, Ashkenazi, rabbis, Sephardic, Hebrew
- Jewish Liferabbis, Torah scrolls, Torah study, Shabbat, kosher
- American Jewryrabbis, kosher, Yiddish, Hebrew, Ellis Island
- Polish JewsWarsaw Ghetto, Auschwitz, shtetl, Yiddish, Jewish cemetery
- sacred sitesBuddhist temples, Jerusalem, consecrated ground, Hindu temples, sacred rivers
synagogueschurches
Christian houses of worship
mosques · cathedrals · chapels · basilicas · parish churches
synagoguescommunity centers
Public gathering facilities
civic buildings · town halls · courthouses · nightclubs · casinos
- synagogue serviceJewish communal prayer gathering