A synagogue, also called a shul or a temple, is a place of worship for Jews and Samaritans. It has a place for prayer where Jews attend religious services or special ceremonies such as weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, choir performances, and children's plays. They also have rooms for study, social halls, administrative and charitable offices, classrooms for religious and Hebrew studies, and many places to sit and congregate. They often display commemorative, historic, or modern artwork alongside items of Jewish historical significance or history about the synagogue itself.
The Touro Synagogue or Congregation Jeshuat Israel is a synagogue built in 1763 in Newport, Rhode Island. As the only surviving synagogue building in the U.S. dating to the colonial era, it is the oldest synagogue building still standing in the United States and North America. In 1946, it was declared a National Historic Site.
Congregation Beth Israel is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 701 Farmington Avenue, in West Hartford, Connecticut, in the United States.
The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of Montreal, also known as Shearith Israel, is an Orthodox synagogue, located at 4894 Avenue Saint-Kevin in Snowdon, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The synagogue is the oldest Jewish congregation in Canada. The congregation traces its history from 1760 and was formally established in 1768. It is affiliated with the Orthodox Union.
The Sedan Synagogue is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 6, avenue de Verdun, Sedan, in the Ardennes department of the Grand Est region, in northern France. The synagogue was built by the Jewish community in 1878. Although the Jews were deported during World War II, the synagogue survived. The congregation used to worship in the Ashkenazi rite.
The Halytska Synagogue, also called the Galitska Synagogue or Beit Yaakov Shul, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located at 97a Zhylianska Street, in Kyiv, in the Kyiv Oblast of Ukraine. The congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite.
The Wilshire Boulevard Temple, known from 1862 to 1933 as Congregation B'nai B'rith, is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 3663 Wilshire Boulevard, in the Wilshire Center district of Los Angeles, California, in the United States. Founded in 1862, it is the oldest Jewish congregation in Los Angeles.
B'nai Israel Synagogue is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located in the historic Jonestown neighborhood, near downtown and the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. The synagogue is one of the oldest synagogue buildings in the United States.
The Stara Synagogue, also known as Alte Szil and Alt Stodt Shul meaning Old Town Synagogue, was a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 20 Wolborska Street, in Łódź, in the Łódź Voivodeship of Poland. Designed by Adolf Zeligson in the Moorish Revival style and completed in 1900, the synagogue served as a house of prayer until World War II when it was destroyed by Nazis on November 15–16, 1939. It was the third synagogue built in Łódź by the congregation.
Congregation Tifereth Israel is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the Corona section of Queens, in New York City, New York, in the United States. It was founded by Ashkenazi Jews who had moved to Queens from Manhattan's Lower East Side. Estée Lauder and her parents were early members.
The Synagogue of Besançon is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 23 Quai de Strasbourg, in the Battant area, near the old part of town, in the city of Besançon, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. The stone synagogue was built in 1869 and was inaugurated on 18 November.
The Great Synagogue in Lyon is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 13 quai Tilsitt in the IIe arrondissement of Lyon, France. Designed by Abraham Hirsch in the Byzantine Revival style, the synagogue was built between 1863 and 1864 and renovated in 2014. The building was listed as a monument historique on 5 December 1984. The congregation worships in the Ashkenazi rite.
The Grand Synagogue of Edirne, also known as the Adrianople Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Maarif Street, Edirne, in the Marmara Region of Turkey.
The Grand Synagogue of Paris, generally known as Synagogue de la Victoire or Grande Synagogue de la Victoire, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 44, Rue de la Victoire, in the IXe arrondissement of Paris, France.
The Peitav Synagogue or Peitav-Shul is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 6/8 Pietavas Street, Vecrīga, in Riga, Latvia.
The synagogue of Guebwiller is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 7, rue de l'Ancien-Hôpital, in Guebwiller, Haut-Rhin, France.
Congregation of B'nai Israel Synagogue is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 525 Telfair Street, in Augusta, Georgia, in the United States. The synagogue building is the oldest synagogue in Georgia. Dedicated in 1869 in the Greek Revival-style, the synagogue is a contributing property of the Augusta Downtown Historic District, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Arlon Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the town of Arlon, in the south of Belgium. Established as a congregation in 1818, the synagogue was completed in 1863 and consecrated in 1865. The Arlon synagogue is the first synagogue that was built in Belgium. Today religious services are rare, as the majority of Jews have left Arlon.
The Amiens Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the city of Amiens in the Department of Somme, France. The synagogue, rededicated in 2017, replaced two previous buildings.
The Great Synagogue of Marseille is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located on Rue Breteuil in the 6th arrondissement of Marseille, France. The building was listed as a monument historique in 2007. The congregation worships in the Sephardi rite.
