Worship in the synagogue

• Seating in the synagogue?

  Traditionally men and women are not allowed to sit next to each other. Orthodox Jews still do this. Men and women sit together in Reform Jewish synagogues
• What is a rabbi?


  Religious teacher and leader with authority to make decisions on issues of Jewish law. A rabbi is the chief religious official of a synagogue, often leads worship and conducts rites and rituals
• Orthodox and Reform Jews on Rabbi

  Orthodox Jews only allow men to be a rabbi.

  Reform Jews will allow women and men to become a rabbi.
• What does synagogue mean?

  Bringing together
• Synagogue acronym:

  P - Prayer

  A - Assemble

  S - Shul

  S - Shabbat
• P - Prayer


  Place for prayer and worship. Torah is red 4 times using yad and is read by rabbi. Jews surround themselves with different items in the synagogue to support worship, such as the Ner Tamid and Aron Hakodesh.
• A - Assemble


  Jewish diaspora assemble in the synagogue as a community on the Sabbath day. Jews call their congregational worship the minyan. Requires at least 10 Jewish men to carry out public worship.
• S - Shul


  Synagogue is a place to study the word of God, Jews will study the Torah and learn from the rabbi about their faith. Shul means to study
• S - Shabbat


  Shabbat and celebrations happen in the synagogue e.g. Bar Mitzvah, weddings and funerals. Shabbat takes place Friday sunset to Saturday sunset and this is the Jewish day of rest