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The ark is an ornamental container similar to a closet, fitted with curtains known as parokhet. Ashkenazi Jews, those from Northern and Eastern Europe, call the Ark the Aron Kodesh(in Hebrew, אָרוֹן קׄדֶשׁ) while the Sepherdim, from Spain, Portugal and North Africa, call it a Hekhal (in Hebrew, הֵיכָל
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What is the arc in the synagogue?
Perhaps you're referring to the 'ark'. The ark is where the Torah scrolls are stored.
What is stored in the Jewish ark in a synagogue?
Torah scrolls
What is stored in the holy ark in the synagogue?
A Torah-scroll (or scrolls).
What is a Torah-scroll chest?
The Torah scroll is stored in a special cabinet called the Holy Ark.
What is a Torah holder called?
The Torah scroll is covered with a cloth mantle and stored within a fancy cabinet called the Aron Kodesh (holy ark). See also:More about the synagogueMore about Torah-scrolls
What is a Torah container called?
The Torah is usually housed in a cabinet, called a holy ark, or "Aron ha-Kodesh".
What is a Jewish ark?
1) The holy ark is the special ark in each synagogue in which the Torah-scrolls are stored. It is a tall, heavy, fancy cabinet. 2) The holy ark was the Ark of the Covenant in which the two Stone Tablets with the Ten Commandments were held. 3) Noah's ark (Genesis ch.6), a type of huge boat, is recorded in the Torah and in the history of many ancient nations. The word for this ark in Hebrew is not the same as the above two.
Where abouts in the Synagogue is the eternal flame?
Most commonly, a small light that hangs directly over the door to the ark where the Torah scroll is stored.
What is the ark used for in Judaism?
The ark is used for holding Sifrei Torah, the scroll held sacred by the Jews.
Sentences using the word Torah?
The Torah is located on the East Wall of the Ark of the Covenant, facing Jerusalem.
What furniture was in the Ark?
The Ark has no furniture, just holders for the Torah scrolls.
What color the ark should be for the Torah in the sinagoga?
There is no standard color. The ark is always just a box or chest in which the scrolls of the Torah can be stored standing upright, with the weight on the sticks on which they are wound. Because the Torah scrolls are valuable and because the Torah is sacred text, the ark is typically ornate. Most of the arks I have seen have been fine woodwork, varnished so the color of the wood predominates. Some arks I have seen are painted white, blue or polychrome, even gilt with gold trim. The style is generally that of the fine cabinetwork of the era when the ark was built.
