# Synagogue vs. Temple

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synagogue-vs-temple/16895>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 2, 1999, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synagogue-vs-temple/16895 "1999-11-02T21:56:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![SirJoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@SirJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirJoe)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synagogue-vs-temple/16895/1 "1999-11-02T21:56:00Z")

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What is the difference between synagogue Judaism and Temple Judaism?

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**Author:** ![Keeves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f05b48/32.png) [@Keeves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeves)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 1999, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synagogue-vs-temple/16895/2 "1999-11-02T22:46:00Z")

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ADMIN: The OP has already moved this to General Questions, since it is a question for a definition of terms. Please close this thread.