Visit to Temple

Women and children are not allowed to sit with the men of the community and so they are seated away from them towards the back or at a balcony above

Also noticeable are decorations nailed on each doorway . The decorations are called mezuzah , a container containing words from the Torah . At this point , it reminded me of the prayer carpets in mosques used as decorations . It seems that the Jewish also use holy things for their decorations , to be in-keeping with respect and sanctity of their place of worship . But the mezuzah

is not only for the synagogues but also for Jewish homes and it is placed on each doorway except the doorway of the bathroom or toilet

Outside the synagogue there is also called the sukkah or a hut built for harvest . This is where the Jews pray and have meals . There is also a kitchen and it is kosher or clean according to Jewish laws . Meat and milk are separate and the parts of the kitchen are actually labeled so that the people will be reminded of where to place the meat or milk thereby in keeping with Jewish laws . Also found in the kitchen is a special cabinet for things used during the Passover . This is to make sure that things used during the Passover is not mixed nor touches anything that has yeast in it , since things for Passover cannot touch anything that has yeast in it

I realized that a synagogue is similar to a mosque . Just like the skull-caps worn inside the synagogue , a spare head covering must be worn inside a mosque . We also have something like the Ark although it does not hold the Qur 'an . It is the Mihrab which shows Muslims where to face during prayer , as it faces the...