It refers to an establishment where prayer, dialogue, studies and meetings related to the Jewish religion are usually practiced, the term synagogue is derived from the Greek "beit ha-kneset" whose translation is "Assembly House". The synagogues had a great relevance during the time of the Roman Empire, since they helped to keep intact the Jewish tradition that by then was in a religious battle with the worship of the Roman emperors and pagan religions.
These spaces can be comparable to what the churches are in the Christian religion. According to the followers of Judaism, the origin of these dates back to the time of Moses, there are also those who believe that their origin dates back to the time of the Babylonian exile, this according to a book published by Carlos Sigonius, however today there is no certainty some of their origin.
In general, these structures have a large room (Arch of the Torah) dedicated to prayer where the Torah is located, there are special structures (Bimah) from which the Torah readings are given, for events Of a social and community type, there is another room available, a striking feature is that it has small spaces dedicated exclusively to the study of the Torah, currently you can see synagogues where studies on the Hebrew language and its traditions are taught in order to it transcends with the passage of time.
Due to the constant religious problems that surround Jews, specifically the innumerable disputes with the Palestinian people and some countries of Arab origin, synagogues have become one of the preferred places for terrorists to carry out their attacks, something that he has left a large number of victims, which is why the synagogues currently have a system of safetywhich can be considered by many as extreme, to this must be added the fact that their structures are built to resist all kinds of terrorist attacks, an example of which are the structures posted in front of the doors that prevent cars Park in front of them, since the use of car bombs has been the most used tactic to carry out the attacks.
