Synagogues

thumb|Eldridge Street Synagogue in [[New York City, United States]]

thumb|A genizah at the Narkeldanga Cemetery, in Kolkata, [[India.]]

thumb|Karaite kenesa in Lutsk ([[Ukraine)]] thumb|right|Interior of Malaya (Small) kenesa in Yevpatoria, [[Crimea.]] A kenesa () is an Eastern European or Persian Karaite synagogue.

New-Testament term for claimants of descent of Judah, but are not Judahite

thumb|right|250px|"Shtiblach" in Katamon, [[Jerusalem]] A shtiebel (, pl. shtibelekh) is a place used for communal Jewish prayer. In contrast to a formal synagogue, a shtiebel is far smaller and approached more casually. It is typically as small as a room in a private home or a place of business that is set aside for the express purpose of prayer, or it may be as large as a small-sized synagogue. It may or may not offer the communal services of a synagogue.