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The chief rabbi of the Union of Orthodox Synagogues of South Africa, Warren Goldstein, was particularly exercised by Pope Leo’s comment that God doesn’t hear the prayers of those who wage war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Synagogues expected turnout on Friday night to be higher than usual as worshippers sought spiritual and emotional connection.

From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2023

"Synagogues are a 'little temple' for the Jewish people everywhere. These have been the mainstay of Jews everywhere in the world for thousands of years," he wrote, urging Russia to preserve their "sanctity and integrity".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2022

Synagogues have turned into shelters, while some Jews try to flee to Israel.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2022

By reading the Law and the Prophets in the Synagogues, those books have been kept freer from corruption than the Hagiographa.

From Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John by Newton, Isaac, Sir