Synonyms of synagogues

synagogues

noun

variants also synagogs

plural of synagogue

as in mosques

a building that is used for Jewish religious services

Related Words

• mosques
• shuls
• pagodas
• temples
• churches
• tabernacles
• oratories
• chapels
• cathedrals
• shrines
• abbeys
• missions
• sanctuaries
• kirks
• minsters
• meetinghouses
• bethels

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of synagogues

The congregation at the Temple Israel synagogue in Michigan, one of the largest synagogues in the country, returned to its sanctuary last week for the first time since March to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. — Jonah Kaplan, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Those early years, with live music and dancing, drew crowds, and eventually people from other congregations began joining after completing their own hakafot dancing circles in their synagogues. — Amy Klein, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Of those, 6,100 volunteers protected 440 synagogues and nearly 100 Jewish events, logging more than 300,000 guard hours across 24 states. — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

This year’s Holy Days will be a time of powerfully contrasting emotions, said Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism — an umbrella group for more than 800 Reform synagogues in North America. — David Crary, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Hochul has also ordered New York State Police to step up patrols near synagogues and other Jewish organizations during the holidays, which start with Rosh Hashanah at sundown Friday and continue with Yom Kippur later in the month. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026

Until his passing in 2014, my father served as the regional director of Lubavitch-Chabad of Illinois, overseeing the development of what became the Chabad network of over 50 Jewish outreach centers, synagogues, schools and social service programs. — Meir Moscowitz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

As in other Kochi synagogues, the women’s section is upstairs. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Veterans and military families, churches and mosques and synagogues, people who agreed on almost nothing else, threw themselves at the problem. — Shawn Vandiver, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026