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The platform where the Torah is read from is referred to as the "Bimah."
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What do the Jews read their holy books out of?
The Torah, when read in the synagogue, is always read from a Torah-scroll. The Prophets are often read from printed volumes, but ideally are read from scrolls. When studying privately, only printed volumes are used.See also:More about Torah-scrolls
When were the Torah scrolls used?
Torah scrolls are read from several times every week. (minimum: Monday, Thursday and Sabbath mornings).
What are Jewish religious scrolls called?
Torah-scrolls. In Hebrew, it's "sifrei Torah."
How are Torah scrolls respected?
They are kept in a special cabinet they are covered with an embroidered cover and adorned with a crown we don't touch the scrolls' parchment directly when the scroll is carried, everyone stands we read the Torah several times a week
Why are Ashkenazi Torah scrolls special?
There is nothing that makes a Sephardic Torah more special than any other Torah.
Where would a Jewish person go to hear the Torah scroll read out loud?
Torah-scrolls are kept in synagogues (Jewish houses of prayer), in the Holy Ark, which is a special cabinet in the front of the synagogue. The scrolls are taken out when they are to be read from in public, which is done several times each week.
What is a bema?
A bema is a platform from which speakers would address an assembly, or a raised area of worship in a synagogue which rests the Holy Ark containing Scrolls of Torah.
Why do jewishh people have Torah scrolls?
That's how the Torah was created.
What is the Bimah in a othodox synagogue?
The Bimah is raised for the core worship of 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.
What does the bimmah do?
A bimah doesn't do anything. It's the platform that the Torah is read and prayers are led from in a synagogue.
What do you see when you walk into a synagogue?
Synagogues are all quite unique, but you would probably see seats, a raised platform or stage, and a large cabinet containing the Torah Scrolls.
