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Requirements for a synagogue?

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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