"Synagogue - is a symbol of the Assembly, the community of the nation of Israel and its religious leaders, the highest class of religious teachers, who gather to study and preach the Scriptures of the Prophets to the people to oversee the observance of the standards of religious morality established by them.

Negative meaning.

"Synagogue" - is also a symbol of various religious, theological, administrative and management centers, educational institutions and their leaders, spreading false doctrines, justifying various dogmas based on the literal understanding of the spiritual and figurative sayings of the scriptures of the Prophets.

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