features of a synagogue Flashcards
1
Q
Sefer Torah
A
The Torah scroll, handwritten on vellum (the skin of an unborn calf)
2
Q
ner tamid
A
A light above the aron hakodesh that never goes out
3
Q
bimah
A
raised platform with a reading desk where the torah is held
4
Q
aron hakodesh
A
The Hebrew word for the cabinet in a synagogue where the scrolls of the Torah are kept
5
Q
the menorah
A
a 7 branched candle which is lit every day of the week
6
Q
seating
A
- women sit on the balcony
- men sit on the ground floor
- all seats face the bimah
7
Q
chazzan
A
the person who will leads the congregation of the synagogue in prayer
- in orthodox judaism he must be an adult male
