Yes, that is the back desk, the front is called the Amud.
A bimah is found in a synagogue.
The bimah is the raised platform located either at the front or centre of a synagogue. It's from the bimah that religious services are led. This means that you can find the Rabbi, Cantor, and synagogue officials on the bimah during services.
The bimah or bema in a is raised so everyone in the room can see and hear the person standing there. The bimah is the raised platform in a synagogue that holds the reading table where the Torah is unrolled for reading. Most of a synagogue service is frequently led from the bimah. Different architectural traditioins place the bimah in the rear, center or front of the synagogue.
The Bimah is raised for the core worship of the synagogue
The bimah is the raised platform located at the center of a synagogue. It is used for reading the Torah out loud during the services.
It is called a "bima" - pronounced "bee-MAH."
The bimah is the special table on which the Torah-scroll is placed when being read from in the synagogue. See also:More about Jewish prayer-services
The 'bimah' is the raised platform at the front of the synagogue. Anyone involved in leading a religious service will stand on it.
Also known as a bimah, they are raised platforms in the center of the synagogue with a raised reading desk, where the Ashkenazi (German) ritual, the Torah, and the Haftarah are read during Sabbath and festivals.
You can tell a Orthodox Synagogue is an Orthodox Synagogue because a Orthodox Synagogue has the seats for men on the floor at the sides and the back, and the womans seats on a balcony up top, and the reading desk and the bimah are in the centre. Other than a Liberal/Reform Synagogue because a Liberal/Reform Synagogue has the men and the women sit together, and the reading desk at the side in-front of the seats for the men and women.
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