WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Instead, a Jew prays at home and in the synagogue: they invite God into their daily lives in the blessings they recite each day, and they are reminded of and connect to the will of God while also studying and discussing – on a daily basis – the Word of God.

Detailed explanation-2: -The synagogue is the central point for life as a Jewish community-it is where many rites of passages take place. It is important as a place of study e.g. it is where a young boy/girl will learn Hebrew and study the Torah in preparation for their bar/bat mitzvahs.

Detailed explanation-3: -A synagogue is a space for worship and prayer. Jews believe it is good to pray together, but there must be a minimum of ten people present for certain prayers to be said. This is called a minyan . The synagogue is an important centre for Jewish communities where meetings take place and social gatherings happen.

Detailed explanation-4: -While temple and synagogue are used interchangeably to describe the Jewish place of worship in modern-day society, there are different historical backgrounds for the two words. Reform Judaism began to reclaim the word temple as an interchangeable word for synagogue.