This is the first case that two synagogues from the Second Temple period are in the same locality. 

"The unveiling of a second synagogue in the Galilee community sheds light on the social and religious life of the Jews in the Galilee during this period and indicates the need for a special structure for studying and reading the Torah and social gathering," says one of the diggers.

A 2000-year-old synagogue from the Second Temple period has recently been unveiled in Migdal, a large Jewish settlement from the Second Temple period, which served as the main base of Yosef ben Matityahu in his war against the Romans in the Galilee during the Great Revolt. 

This is the second synagogue from this period that was uncovered in Migdal, and this is the first case that has been exposed so far for the existence of two synagogues in any locality from the Second Temple period, a period when the Temple in Jerusalem is still standing.

"The unveiling of a second synagogue in the Galilee sheds light on the social and religious life of Jews in the Galilee during this period and indicates the need for a special structure for Torah study and reading and social gathering. 

The discovery of the new synagogue in Migdal, The coins and stone vessels used for purity indicate the connection of the Jews of Migdal with Jerusalem and the Temple, "said Dina Avshalom Gorni of the University of Haifa, a partner in conducting the excavations.