 The Greek word "synagogue" is used in English (German, French and most Romance languages) to cover the preceding possibilities.Although synagogues existed a long time before the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE, communal worship in the time while the Temple still stood centered around the "korbanot" ("sacrificial offerings") brought by the "kohanim" ("priests") in the Temple in Jerusalem.The all-day Yom Kippur service, in fact, was an event in which the congregation both observed the movements of the "kohen gadol" ("high priest") as he offered the day's sacrifices and prayed for his success.