A room added to an existing building in the late 6th or early 7th century ce served as a samaritan synagogue.
Different rooms in a synagogue.
Generally this is located on the eastern side of the building because jews usually face east towards.
According to tradition the divine presence can be found wherever there is a minyan a quorum of ten a synagogue always contains an ark called aron ha kodesh by ashkenazim and hekhal.
There is no set blueprint for synagogues and the architectural shapes and interior designs of synagogues vary greatly.
In most of the world today jewish houses of worship are known as synagogues.
These include the wardens.
This article describes the basic floor plan of a synagogue the layout varies greatly from place to place so this article of necessity employs generalities that are not true for all synagogues in addition to the synagogue parts described below one distinguishing factor in orthodox synagogues is the mechitzah a curtain or other divider that separates men and women.
3 km from sebaste was built in the 4th century ce and remained in use into the early islamic period with a break during the late 5th early 6th century.
Synagogue architecture often follows styles in vogue at the place and time of construction.
The bimah is the raised platform at the front of the sanctuary.
Below is a guide to some of the more commonly seen features within synagogue main sanctuaries.
There are some additional common types.
In the synagogues in nikolsburg and worms illustrations e and f page 634 there are curious vaulted ceilings some of the arches resting on columns that must have seriously interfered with the service.
The altneue synagogue in prague is divided into three portions and adjoining it is a smaller synagogue for special services.
At select times the torah will be carried around the synagogue and there will be room between the pews for this.
Beth shean synagogue a.
Following are more details about the different types of synagogue furniture recommended materials and what you should think about when designing your synagogue furnishings.
The evidence of extra rooms as well as fountains cisterns and basins demonstrates several characteristics of the local judean community in which the building was established.
The synagogue contains many features that are unique to the jewish religion.
El khirbe synagogue discovered c.
Certain seats are reserved for those with key duties.
This term is actually a greek translation of beit k nesset.
Since greek was the universal.
As a structure the ancient synagogue may have consisted of a single public building or a complex including rooms and courtyards and the layout of each building varied.
