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==Origin==

==Origin==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Middle English] synagoge, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin synagoga, from [[Greek]] synagōgē assembly, synagogue, from synagein to bring [[together]], from syn- + agein to [[lead]] — more at [[agent]]

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Middle English] synagoge, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin synagoga, from [[Greek]] synagōgē assembly, synagogue, from synagein to bring [[together]], from syn- + agein to [[lead]] — more at [[agent]]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: a [[Jewish]] congregation

*1: a [[Jewish]] congregation

A '''synagogue''', also spelled synagog (from [[Greek]]: συναγωγή transliterated synagogē, meaning "assembly"; בית כנסת beyt knesset, meaning "house of assembly"; בית תפילה beyt t'fila, meaning "house of [[prayer]]"; שול shul; אסנוגה esnoga; קהל kal) is a [[Jewish]] house of prayer. When broken down, the [[word]] could also mean "[[learning]] [[together]]" (from the Greek συν syn, together, and αγωγή agogé, learning or training).

A '''synagogue''', also spelled synagog (from [[Greek]]: συναγωγή transliterated synagogē, meaning "assembly"; בית כנסת beyt knesset, meaning "house of assembly"; בית תפילה beyt t'fila, meaning "house of [[prayer]]"; שול shul; אסנוגה esnoga; קהל kal) is a [[Jewish]] house of prayer. When broken down, the [[word]] could also mean "[[learning]] [[together]]" (from the Greek συν syn, together, and αγωγή agogé, learning or training).

Synagogues have a large hall for [[prayer]] (the main sanctuary), and can also have smaller rooms for [[study]] and sometimes a [[social]] hall and offices. Some have a separate room for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah_study Torah study], called the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_midrash beth midrash]—בית מדרש ("House of Study").

Synagogues have a large hall for [[prayer]] (the main sanctuary), and can also have smaller rooms for [[study]] and sometimes a [[social]] hall and offices. Some have a separate room for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah_study Torah study], called the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_midrash beth midrash]—בית מדרש ("House of Study").

Synagogues are [[consecrated]] spaces that can be used only for the [[purpose]] of [[prayer]], however a synagogue is not [[necessary]] for [[worship]]. Communal Jewish worship can be carried out wherever [[ten]] Jews (a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minyan minyan]) assemble. [[Worship]] can also be carried out alone or with fewer than ten people assembled together. However there are certain [[prayers]] that are communal prayers and therefore can be recited only by a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minyan minyan]. The synagogue does not replace the long-since destroyed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Temples Temple in Jerusalem].

Synagogues are [[consecrated]] spaces that can be used only for the [[purpose]] of [[prayer]], however a synagogue is not [[necessary]] for [[worship]]. Communal Jewish worship can be carried out wherever [[ten]] Jews (a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minyan minyan]) assemble. [[Worship]] can also be carried out alone or with fewer than ten people assembled together. However there are certain [[prayers]] that are communal prayers and therefore can be recited only by a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minyan minyan]. The synagogue does not replace the long-since destroyed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Temples Temple in Jerusalem].

Israelis use the [[Hebrew]] term ''bet knesset'' (assembly house). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazi_Jews Jews of Ashkenazi] [[descent]] have [[traditionally]] used the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiddish_language Yiddish] term "shul" (cognate with the German Schule, school) in everyday speech. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_and_Portuguese_Jews Spanish and Portuguese Jews] call the synagogue an esnoga. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Jews Persian Jews] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaite_Judaism Karaite Jews] use the term [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenesa Kenesa], which is derived from Aramaic, and some Arabic-speaking Jews use knis. Some Reform and Conservative Jews use the word "temple". The Greek word "Synagogue" is a good all-around term, used in English (and German and French), to cover the preceding possibilities.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synagogue]

Israelis use the [[Hebrew]] term ''bet knesset'' (assembly house). [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazi_Jews Jews of Ashkenazi] [[descent]] have [[traditionally]] used the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yiddish_language Yiddish] term "shul" (cognate with the German Schule, school) in everyday speech. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_and_Portuguese_Jews Spanish and Portuguese Jews] call the synagogue an esnoga. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_Jews Persian Jews] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaite_Judaism Karaite Jews] use the term [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenesa Kenesa], which is derived from Aramaic, and some Arabic-speaking Jews use knis. Some Reform and Conservative Jews use the word "temple". The Greek word "Synagogue" is a good all-around term, used in English (and German and French), to cover the preceding possibilities.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synagogue]

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