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as in mosques
a building that is used for Jewish religious services
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Recent Examples of synagogues
City Council Speaker Julie Menin deserves credit for advancing legislation that protects synagogues, churches, mosques and other places of worship by deploying safety perimeters keeping protesters at a distance.
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Elliot Cosgrove, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
In Australia, synagogues were firebombed, cars torched and Jewish community buildings defaced – the types of attacks recently seen in the United Kingdom that have prompted calls for a crackdown on antisemitism.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Get your churches and synagogues involved.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
And Fishman’s 2022 report on Modern Orthodox Judaism urged synagogues to give singles leadership roles, committee seats and ritual honors, regardless of marital status — though whether those recommendations have taken hold remains an open question.
—Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
The police force has extra uniformed and plainclothes officers to northwest London after attacks in the past month on synagogues, Jewish charity ambulances and a Persian-language media organization critical of Iran’s government.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
The Metropolitan Police force says counterterrorism officers are investigating fires at synagogues and other sites linked to the Jewish community, as well as an attack on a Persian-language media company.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
But the memorial does not track how they are used, or how many synagogues may have adopted a practice like Beth El’s.
—Stewart Ain, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
In March, Israel’s minister of diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism, Amichai Chikli, sent a letter urging Ottawa to increase efforts to protect Jewish communities after three synagogues in the Toronto area were hit by gunfire within just one week.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Elliot Cosgrove, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
In Australia, synagogues were firebombed, cars torched and Jewish community buildings defaced – the types of attacks recently seen in the United Kingdom that have prompted calls for a crackdown on antisemitism.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
Get your churches and synagogues involved.
—Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
And Fishman’s 2022 report on Modern Orthodox Judaism urged synagogues to give singles leadership roles, committee seats and ritual honors, regardless of marital status — though whether those recommendations have taken hold remains an open question.
—Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2026
The police force has extra uniformed and plainclothes officers to northwest London after attacks in the past month on synagogues, Jewish charity ambulances and a Persian-language media organization critical of Iran’s government.
—Jill Lawless, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
The Metropolitan Police force says counterterrorism officers are investigating fires at synagogues and other sites linked to the Jewish community, as well as an attack on a Persian-language media company.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
But the memorial does not track how they are used, or how many synagogues may have adopted a practice like Beth El’s.
—Stewart Ain, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
In March, Israel’s minister of diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism, Amichai Chikli, sent a letter urging Ottawa to increase efforts to protect Jewish communities after three synagogues in the Toronto area were hit by gunfire within just one week.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for synagogues
Noun
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That includes schools, churches, synagogues, mosques, crisis centers, shelters, food banks, and day care centers, among others.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
15 Apr. 2026
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But inside mosques, at vigils and around family tables, conversations reveal a city still reeling, and one beginning to reckon with what comes next.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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My head was constantly on a swivel, captured by the neon lights in Chinatown contrasting against the gold facades of the centuries-old wats (temples).—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
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Depending on the season (the camp opens from May through December, when temperatures are pleasant), days fill with picnics in the mountains, visits to Buddhist festivals, or merit-making ceremonies at nearby temples and shrines.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Synagogues.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synagogues. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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