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synagogue

[sin-uh-gog, -gawg] / ˈsɪn əˌgɒg, -ˌgɔg /


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It was unclear if the synagogue had cameras installed facing the vandalized mural.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

But if he visits an Orthodox synagogue this Shabbat, he can still see quite a few examples of his favored headgear —just the standard-issue black ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

During the 1950s and 1960s, the team reconstructed a monumental bath gymnasium complex and the largest synagogue in the ancient world.

From Science Daily Jun. 25, 2026

He stands up in the synagogue in Nazareth and proclaims release for the captive, sight for the blind, freedom for the oppressed.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

I sat at the kitchen table and slowly told my father everything that had taken place in Reb Saunders’ synagogue.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

Other synagogues, churches and mosques are on the path to rebuilding, but they are facing the same hurdles as many of their congregants and members, and then some.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

The New York synagogue siege might have been worse if not for a new city law letting police set up barricades around synagogues and other Jewish sites.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

Julie Menin, speaker of the New York City Council, wrote on social media that "multiple synagogues and private homes in Queens were vandalized overnight with swastikas and other antisemitic graffiti."

From Barron's May 4, 2026

Last week, the government announced an additional £25 million in funding for increased police patrols in areas with large Jewish populations, and enhanced security at synagogues, schools and community centres.

From BBC May 4, 2026

Baba was filling Thaya Jaan in on plans for the carnival and how he was inviting local churches, synagogues, temples, and interfaith organizations to attend.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan




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