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What does the word synagogue mean and how did synagogues come in to being?
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What does the word synagogue mean and how did synagogues come in to being? The word synagogue means a meeting place the synagogue is a Greek word for meeting or an assembly. The synagogue can also be called shul, which is a Yiddish word for school, because the synagogue is also a place to learn as well as meet and socialise and pray. The synagogue also helps Jews to share their problems and talk about their issues with their community and discuss them. Other names reflect its function too, for example it may also be called a Beth hatefilla (house of prayer) as it is also a place to go to worship and stick to the commandments of the torah. It is also known as Beth ha-hneset (house of assembly) and Beth ha-midrash (house of study) as Jews go to the synagogue mostly to study the torah. Jews also go to the synagogue for...
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