The synagogue

• The synagogue is a Jewish place of worship, where Jews gather to worship and study the Torah
• Ark - where the scrolls are kept in
• Ner tamid - the eternal light that is always present in the synagogue
• Bimah - A raised platform in a synagogue where the Torah is read from
• In Orthodox synagogues, men and women sit in separate sections as it can distract them from hearing the word of God. In Reform synagogues, both genders sit together
• There are meeting and social gatherings that happen in the synagogue. People can learn Hebrew inside of there and there can be charity events that take place inside of there