Interior Features Of A Synagogue Flashcards
1
Q
What is the Bimah?
A
A Platform in a Synagogue where the Torah is Read.
2
Q
What is the Aron Hakodesh?
A
The Holy Ark. The Holiest Part of the Synagogue.
3
Q
The Prayer Hall will Contain a Seat for the _________.
A
Rabbi.
4
Q
Where are the Torah Scrolls Kept?
A
In the Aron Hakodesh (Ark).
5
Q
Jews Believe that the Original Ark was Created to Hold the Stone Tablets which Contained the _____ Commandments Given to Moses on Mount _________.
A
Ten…Sinai…
6
Q
The Ark is Situated at the Front of the Synagogue Facing _____________.
A
Jerusalem.
7
Q
Each Synagogue has a Light that is Kept Burning At All Times, Called the Ner _________ (Eternal Flame). What does it Symbolise?
A
Tamid.
God’s Presence Never Being Put Out.
8
Q
What is the Bimah?
A
A Raised Platform Used when Reading the Torah.
