How synagogues differ

Religious education

Belonging to a church

How churches differ

Belonging to a mosque

How mosques differ

Belonging to an Orthodox synagogue

In this unit pupils build on their understanding of belonging to investigate similarities and differences between churches, synagogues and mosques. They will explore how their is diversity within religious buildings as well as between worldviews.

Places of worship: what makes them sacred?

a separate place for men and women to sit

What is something you might find in every synagogue?

They are sometimes built as a synagogue and sometimes changed into one.

What do Jews do to show they belong to a synagogue community?

Which of these is a coming of age celebration for Jewish boys and girls?

How synagogues differ

Lesson outcome