“🕍” meaning: synagogue, jewish Emoji

The emoji 🕍 shows a building with a rectangular shape and a triangular roof, flanked by two towers on either side. The building has two large windows on the front, and a triangular symbol above the entrance. There is a six-pointed star on the front of the building, which is called the Star of David and is a symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity.

🕍 represents a synagogue, which is a place of worship for Jews. Synagogues are also used for religious education, social events, and community service. The first synagogues were established in ancient times, after the destruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 586 BCE.

The emoji is mainly used to represent synagogues, Jewish places of worship, or Jewish events like bar or bat mitzvahs. It's also a go-to emoji during Jewish holidays like Hanukkah🕎 or Passover. But beyond the obvious, some use it to symbolize a place of reflection or meditation, not necessarily tied to any religion. It can even represent other buildings or structures that have a similar shape or appearance to a synagogue.