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  2. Synagogue - Wikipedia

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    The Torah Ark, called in Hebrew ארון קודש ‎ Aron Kodesh [30] or 'holy chest' , and alternatively called the heikhal— היכל ‎ or 'temple' by Sephardic Jews, is a cabinet in which the Torah scrolls are kept. The ark in a synagogue is almost always positioned in such a way such that those who face it are facing towards Jerusalem. [30]

  3. List of synagogues in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Tucson Jewish Museum & Holocaust Center, ... Kehilath Anshe Ma'arav, Chicago (first KAM Isaiah Israel synagogue, now Baptist church) Congregation Or Chadash, Chicago;

  4. Synagogue architecture - Wikipedia

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    A synagogue always contains a Torah ark where the Torah scrolls are kept, called the aron qodesh (Hebrew: אָרוֹן קׄדֶש) by Ashkenazi Jews and the hekhal by Sephardic Jews. Synagogues are buildings for congregational worship, and thus require a large central space (as do churches and mosques).

  5. List of religious titles and styles - Wikipedia

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    Some churches in the United States Pastor: Reverend: Elder: Some Presbyterian denominations distinguish between Teaching Elder (aka Minister of Word and Sacrament or Pastor) and Ruling Elder. Teaching Elders are ordained by the Presbytery and fill the role of pastor. Ruling Elders are ordained by the local church and serve on a board that leads ...

  6. List of Jewish communities in North America - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Jewish communities in the North America, including yeshivas, Hebrew schools, Jewish day schools and synagogues. A yeshiva ( Hebrew : ישיבה) is a center for the study of Torah and the Talmud in Orthodox Judaism .

  7. Jewish Christianity - Wikipedia

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    Jesus was Jewish, preached to the Jewish people, and called from them his first followers. According to McGrath, Jewish Christians, as faithful religious Jews, "regarded their movement as an affirmation of every aspect of contemporary Judaism, with the addition of one extra belief – that Jesus was the Messiah." [52]

  8. Jewish architecture - Wikipedia

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    Jewish architecture comprises the architecture of Jewish religious buildings and other buildings that either incorporate Jewish elements in their design or are used by Jewish communities. Oriental style— Belz Great Synagogue (2000), Jerusalem.

  9. Place of worship - Wikipedia

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    Protestant denominations installed in France in the early modern era use the word temple (as opposed to church, supposed to be Roman Catholic); some more recently built temples are called church. Orthodox temple – Orthodox Christianity (both Eastern and Oriental) an Orthodox temple is a place of worship with base shaped like Greek cross.