who conducts worship in a synagogue?

it supposed to start with 'R', but i dint remember... i think its a 5 letter word.

Rabbi. What is this for? A puzzle?

r u serious??
a rabbi.

A rabbi

Actually ANY adult can conduct the service. It's not really conducted so much as everyone knows what to do & it moves along.

Unlike Christianity, Jewish services aren't for the purpose of teaching the religion. They are essentially for prayer & connecting to God & whatever the special concepts are on particular holidays (such as Yom Kippor or Succot).

The person who's learned in Judaism & spiritual leaders are Rabbis.

For more, this site is great & fun to read:
http://www.jewfaq.org

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The Angels is correct that many times services are lead by a cantor, either professionally trained or a lay person. In Orthodox Judaism it's usually -not- the Rabbi who leads the services. In Reform it usually is the Rabbi, but doesn't have to be & in some congregations or services it will be the Cantor.

A Torah scroll is important, but I've known synagogues that couldn't afford one yet, & prayer doesn't require one.

A rabbi, I would guess. If anyone who is actually Jewish disagrees with me, though, I will defer to their knowledge of their own religion.

A cantor.

Some are professionally qualified, most are people from the community.

no one. Worship is not 'conducted' in a synagogue. There is a leader, who may be a professional Cantor or Rabbi, but often is just a member of the congregation. The fundamental principal of Jewish worship, is that it is something that each person must do for himself, preferably in a congregation of others. No one can do it for you. The leader's job is to help keep track of the service, recite certain phrases aloud so that others can respond, and inject some musicality to the service. But their ain't no 'conductor'.

The only thing required for a synagogue is a Torah scroll. Any group of 10 or more people can conduct their own service. We do that more often than not in our small community.
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