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Bimah – raised platform from which the Torah is read / raised to show separation between
ordinary and holy spaces / central within synagogue, as was Holy of Holies in temple in
Jerusalem / in Orthodox synagogue, male worshippers seating faces toward bimah / in many
synagogues, not a raised space, so worshippers stand when it is read from.
📚 Key Terms:
Synagogue
The place of public worship, also used for study and gathering. Literally means ‘coming together’.
The place of public worship, also used for study and gathering. Literally means ‘coming together’.
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