What is "great synagogue"

Synagogue \Syn"a*gogue\, n. [F., from L. synagoga, Gr. ? a bringing together, an assembly, a synagogue, fr. ? to bring together; sy`n with + ? to lead. See Syn-, and Agent.]

1. A congregation or assembly of Jews met for the purpose of worship, or the performance of religious rites.

2. The building or place appropriated to the religious worship of the Jews.

3. The council of, probably, 120 members among the Jews, first appointed after the return from the Babylonish captivity; -- called also the Great Synagogue, and sometimes, though erroneously, the Sanhedrin.

4. A congregation in the early Christian church.

   My brethren, . . . if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring.
   --James ii. 1,2 (Rev. Ver.).

5. Any assembly of men. [Obs. or R.]
   --Milton.

The Great Synagogue in Plzeň (Pilsen), Czech Republic is the second largest synagogue in Europe.

Great Synagogue or Grand Synagogue may refer to:

• Belz Great Synagogue, in Jerusalem, the largest synagogue in the world
• Dohány Street Synagogue the Great Synagogue (Nagy Zsinagóga) of Budapest, Europe's largest and the world's third largest synagogue.
• Great Synagogue of Europe, built Brussels in 1878, dedicated as the Synagogue of Europe in 2008
• Great Synagogue (Białystok), destroyed in 1941
• Great Synagogue (Constanța)
• Great Synagogue (Copenhagen)
• Great Synagogue (Deventer)
• Great Synagogue (Florence)
• Great Synagogue (Gdańsk), destroyed in 1939
• Great Synagogue (Gibraltar), oldest synagogue on the Iberian Peninsula
• Great Synagogue (Grodno)
• Great Synagogue (Iaşi)
• Great Synagogue (Jasło), destroyed during World War II
• Great Synagogue (Jerusalem)
• Great Synagogue (Katowice), destroyed in 1939
• Great Synagogue (Łódź), destroyed in 1939
• Great Synagogue (Łomża), destroyed during World War II
• Great Synagogue of London, destroyed by aerial bombing in the London Blitz in 1941
• Great Synagogue (Oran), converted into a mosque in 1975
• Great Synagogue (Petah Tikva)
• Great Synagogue (Plzeň), the world's fourth largest synagogue
• Great Synagogue (Piotrków Trybunalski)
• Great Synagogue (Rome), the largest synagogue in Rome
• Great Synagogue (Sydney), opened in 1878
• Great Synagogue (Stockholm)
• Great Synagogue (Tbilisi)
• Great Synagogue (Tel Aviv), opened in 1926
• Great Synagogue (Vilna), destroyed during and after World War II
• Great Synagogue (Warsaw), destroyed in 1943 after the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

The Great Synagogue of Jerusalem, , is located at 56 King George Street, Jerusalem, Israel. Rabbi Zalman Druck was the spiritual leader from the synagogue's establishment until his death on 11 December 2009. The synagogue's current president is Rabbi Dr. David M. Fuld.

The Great Synagogue is a synagogue at 45-47 Leselidze Street in Tbilisi in the republic of Georgia.

The Great Synagogue of Gibraltar, also known as Kahal Kadosh Sha'ar HaShamayim , is located in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, and was the first synagogue on the Iberian Peninsula to operate since the expulsions from Spain and Portugal in 1492 and 1497 respectively.

The Great Synagogue is the main synagogue of the Jewish community in Copenhagen, Denmark. The synagogue is defined by its unique architecture around the Ark. During the first half of the 19th century, synagogues continued to be built in the classical tradition, but there began to be a revival of Greek and Roman architecture. The Great Synagogue in Copenhagen is one of a few synagogues of its period to use Egyptian elements in the columns, ceiling and cornice over the ark.

The Great Synagogue of Hrodna, located in Hrodna, Belarus, dates from the 16th century and is a 2007 candidate for UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Great Synagogue of Constanța is a disused former Jewish synagogue in the city of Constanța, Romania.

The Great Synagogue of Tel Aviv is located on 110 Allenby Street, Tel Aviv, just east of the Shalom Tower. The building was designed by Yehuda Magidovitch in 1922 and completed in 1926. It was renovated in 1970 with a new external facade of arches.

In the past, the synagogue was at the center of Little Tel Aviv, but today the building lies at the heart of the business and financial center. The emigration of the local residents during the 1960s brought about a recognizable reduction in the number of prayer-goers in The Great Synagogue, such that today the impressive building is used by only few congregants who pray on holidays and special occasions. In recent years, public figures have decided to conduct their Jewish wedding ceremonies at the synagogue.

The Great Synagogue in Bucharest, Romania was raised in 1845 by the Polish-Jewish community. It was repaired in 1865, redesigned in 1903 and 1909, repainted in Rococo style in 1936 by Ghershon Horowitz, then it was restored again in 1945, as it had been devastated by the extreme right Legionaries. It nowadays hosts an exhibition entitled The Memorial of Jewish Martyrs “Chief Rabbi Dr. Mozes Rosen”. During the late 1980s, just like many churches in the area, this synagogue was virtually surrounded by concrete buildings, so as to hide it from public sight.

It still hosts weekend religious services, being one of the few active synagogues in the city and in Romania.
For service details contact Yehuda Livnat +40-73-470-8970.

The Great Synagogue of Iași was built in 1671 and is the oldest surviving synagogue in Romania. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Monuments.

The building has round-arched windows, and two wings. One wing is two stories high and capped by a barrel-vaulted ceiling. The other is a tall, single-story hall with a 32' diameter dome capped with a lantern. The dome was added to the building in the early 20th century.

Of the more than 110 synagogues in Iași before World War II, only the Great Synagogue remains as a result of the Holocaust. It is a free standing building in a small garden off Cucu Street (once called Sinagogilor Street for the many synagogues located on it) just north of the city center in the old Jewish neighbourhood of Târgu Cucului. The synagogue underwent major renovations in 1761, 1822 and 1864. It was partly restored in the 1970s and a major restoration was begun in 2010. The Women's Gallery houses a small museum of the Jewish community of Iași. The synagogue is one of only two which continues to serve the dwindling Jewish community of Iași.

The Great Synagogue of Petah Tikva, , is the city's central synagogue and located on Hovevei Zion Street, in the centre of Petah Tikva, Israel. The building was designed by Daniel HaCohen Lifshitz, one of the pioneering residents of the city and is named after James Mayer de Rothschild, the father of the Baron Edmond James de Rothschild.

Construction of the Great Synagogue of Petah Tikva began in 1890 with a contribution from Odessa and would last a decade. After eight years, construction stopped when funds ran out, and Edmond James de Rothschild donated the money needed to complete the building.

The building includes a main sanctuary with overlooking women's section, as well as two smaller adjoining prayer rooms, and another room used for studying and praying.

The official nusach of the prayer is Nusach Ashkenaz, but throughout the day, the synagogue facilities act as a shtiebel with multiple parallel prayer sessions where the nusach is decided by the Hazzan.

In the late 2000s, the synagogue was the target of vandals who spray-painted swastikas and other Nazi-themed words on the building and inside on multiple events.