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All the religions, knowing this great power of Art, made always appeals to the artists to help them to build temples, cathedrals, stupas,[[strikethrough]] statues and images,[[/strikethrough]] places to build our [[strikethrough]]XXXX [[/strikethrough]]souls. 
Downstairs you will find some images of those different expressions of different faiths. 
I said before that every work of Art is witnessing human aspirations. The point of view of life of a Hebrew is not the same as the point of view, of, for instance, [[strikethrough]]XX [[/strikethrough]]a Christian. That's why a Christian church [[strikethrough]] doesn't [[/strikethrough]] should not look like a synagogue. I understand very well why a cathedral has these alongated forms,[[strikethrough]]XX [[/strikethrough]]trying to go away from this earth to some celestial regions, because the christian religion teaches that this earth is a valley of tears, full of sins, that's why a christian has to aspire to the other world. 
But why our synagogues have to look like Turkish baths, I could never figure our. A religious temple is always an expression of the faith of its community. It is not the other w ay around. 
Let's pray that this community [[strikethrough]]dXXXX [[/strikethrough]] will have the privilege to give birth to a really Jewish Synagogue, expression of our Holy Faith, so that not only [[strikethrough]]XXX [[/strikethrough]] we ourselves but also our non-Jewish neighbours could have respect even from the outside, from the artistic expression, for our faith [[strikethrough]] which this expression is witnessing [[/strikethrough]] for our Lord unique and eternal. Amen.