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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > governance > crisis management > engineering and technological crises > buildings (structures) > religious buildings > synagogue
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... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > regional geography > urban studies > buildings (structures) > religious buildings > synagogue
... > social science subjects > geography > human geography > human geography theory > regional geography > urban studies > buildings (structures) > religious buildings > synagogue

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synagogue  

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  • The term synagogue may refer either to a building that serves as a site for Jewish prayer and study or to a collective of Jewish community members who constitute a congregation. Since the origins of synagogue buildings, likely in the first century CE, they have formed an essential component of Jewish community life. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Synagogue]

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