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Bookmark or Share- 15 Synagogue Facts Every Jew Should Know - Chabad.orgIn addition to housing a sanctuary for services, synagogues (most notably Chabad centers) serve as a centerpoint of Jewish life. Walk through the door and chances are you’ll find a rabbi giving an engaging Torah class, a family celebrating a brit milah or bar mitzvah, or even just a group of people taking the opportunity to socialize.
- Chabad Lubavitch of Idaho - Jewish Center & Synagogue in Boise, IdahoChabad Lubavitch of Idaho is a religious, social, cultural & educational organization for Judaism with a synaggogue and Jewish center in Boise & activities throughout Idaho.
- Synagogue | Definition, History, & Facts | Britannicasynagogue, in Judaism, a community house of worship that serves as a place not only for liturgical services but also for assembly and study. Its traditional functions are reflected in three Hebrew synonyms for synagogue: bet ha-tefilla (“house of prayer”), bet ha-kneset (“house of assembly”), and bet ha-midrash (“house of study”).
- Synagogue - WikipediaSynagogues 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 Torah portions during religious services).
- What Is a Synagogue? - The Jewish Place of WorshipIn addition to housing a sanctuary for services, synagogues often serve as the centerpoint of Jewish life. It contains seating for men and women, an ark to hold the holy Torah and a platform upon which it is read. What Does Synagogue Mean? The word “synagogue” is the Greek parallel to the Hebrew term beit knesset, “house of gathering.”
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