2006-09-01 16:52:51 · 10 answers · asked by dina 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A) Judaism originated in Israel around 4000 years ago is the oldest of the world's four great monotheistic religions (religions with only one god). It's also the smallest, with only about 12 million followers around the world, most of them in Israel and the USA.
1. Sacred Building is commonly called: Synagogue
2. They consider Jerusalem as holy place.
B. The synagogue is the Jewish equivalent of a church, more or less. It is the centre of the Jewish religious community: a place of prayer, study and education, social and charitable work, as well as a social centre. Three divisions among Jews called their worship place in three names.
1. The Orthodox Jews use the word "Shul," which is Yiddish. The word is derived from a German word meaning "school," and emphasises the synagogue's role as a place of study.
2. Conservative Jews usually use the word "synagogue," which is actually a Greek translation of Beit K'nesset and means "place of assembly" (it's related to the word "synod").
3. Reform Jews use the word "temple," because they consider every one of their meeting places to be equivalent to, or a replacement for, The Temple.
For Basics: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/religion/jewish.htm
For details: http://www.jewfaq.org/shul.htm
2006-09-01 17:20:11 · answer #1 · answered by Compassionate 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Synagogue
2006-09-01 23:55:49 · answer #2 · answered by treymf 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A synagogue.
2006-09-01 23:57:52 · answer #3 · answered by sunshine & summertime 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jews go to the synagogue for their prayers
2006-09-03 13:20:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a gentile says: Synagogue
2006-09-01 23:58:37 · answer #5 · answered by David S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Temple.
2006-09-01 23:55:02 · answer #6 · answered by Janet lw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a synagogue.
2006-09-02 00:00:38 · answer #7 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
synagogue
2006-09-02 00:16:48 · answer #8 · answered by Not perfect, just forgiven 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the answer is simple.. "synagogue"
2006-09-02 00:49:26 · answer #9 · answered by sabu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jewsforjesus.com
2006-09-02 00:30:32 · answer #10 · answered by Heart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋