TL:DR, I have a diorama of a synagogue and want to know what needs to be included and what is recommended, should I do a traditional/orthodox, or more liberal/western? What elements MUST be incorporated, and what are some IMPORTANT info.
Hello all! I hope you’re well.
I am currently in a religion class, and we we’re assigned a project relating to Jewish culture. The premise of this project is that we must construct a diorama of a synagogue, the criteria was that we include important elements and further elaborate upon them.
I’ve taken it upon myself to design the diorama, and was wondering about elements are mandatory and which are prefered/preference/recommended.
This has brought me to question, what elements of a synagogue are there? Should I follow a more traditional/orthodox, or a more liberal/western. The teacher only asked us to create one, and hadn’t taught us about synagogues for us to research and learn at our own pace.
If you could elaborate, could you explain the typical walkthrough of “service” or “going to temple”?
Some elements my teacher recommended were:
(Translated by from french by DeepL)
SHOFAR
SHABBAT CANDLESTICKS
MENORAH
HANNUKIYAH
TWELVE SPECIFIC WINDOWS
STAR OF DAVID
KIDDUSH CUP
ALMS BOX
TWO SEPARATE ENTRANCES AND A BALCONY
TORAH SCROLLS in the TIKS
THE ARK
BIMAH
YAD
THE RABBI
THE COHEN
THE CHAZAN
THE ELDERLY MEN
THE MEN
THE WOMEN
THE CHILDREN
MEZUZAH
NER TAMID
Are there any guides/sources that in detail describe the requirements of a synagogue, as there is not much information online. (I will fact check)
I mean not to offend, I simply want to educate myself, any assumptions that I may’ve made that may offend you. Understand that is not my intention.
Edit: added context from “they” to “my teacher”
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