Worship in the Synagogue and in the Home

Worship in the Synagogue and in the Home

Jews either worship G_d at home or at a synagogue. A synagogue is a place of worship like the Christian Church. It is a building where Jews go to worship, meet each other, to study and to ask advice on religious matters. The main service at a synagogue is held each week on Saturday and it is called the Shabbat. There are two types of synagogue, the orthodox synagogue and the typical liberal or reformed synagogue. The only main differences between these two different types of synagogues are that women are allowed to take part in the services and are allowed to sit with the men. This would not normally happen at an orthodox synagogue.

In the synagogue married men and women cover their heads. All men put on a tallit when they pray. A tallit is a prayer shawl. Men and women never sit together and always are separated in an orthodox synagogue. Sometimes a wire fence or a barrier separates them. They do this so prayers do not get distracted. Pra...