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The Ark in a Synagogue is an intricately decorated cabinet used for storing the Torah scrolls - the Jewish holy scripture. It is placed so that it is facing the city of Jerusalem and is one of the most important standard objects in the Synagogue.

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What is a synagogue repository?

ARK


What would you find in the ark of a synagogue?

The ark is known as the Aron Kodesh (ארון קודש) and it contains the synagogue's Torah scrolls.


Where would you find the ark in the synagogue?

We don't know where the ark is and it has never been in a synagogue. It had been in the temple in a room called the Holy of Holies.


What is the function of an ark in a synagogue?

The Holy Ark is the place where the Torah scrolls are kept.


What is a ark from a synagogue?

It is where the Torah scroll is kept.


What is stored in the Jewish ark in a synagogue?

Torah scrolls


What is the ark used for?

To hold the Torah scroll in the synagogue.


What is the arc in the synagogue?

Perhaps you're referring to the 'ark'. The ark is where the Torah scrolls are stored.


Which way does the Ark in a Jewish Synagogue face in the UK?

The ark is always positioned so that the congregation in the synagogue faces the Temple Mount. In the UK, this means south and slightly east.


What is stored in the holy ark in the synagogue?

A Torah-scroll (or scrolls).


What is a sacred item in a synagogue?

the ark, eternal light and other


What is a parochet in a synagogue?

It's the curtain in front of the Holy Ark.