What is the most important place in the synagogue is the?

Answer 1

The sanctuary, where prayer services are held is the most important room, and within the sanctuary, the two most important places are the bimah, the raised platform from which the Torah is read, and the ark, the chest where the Torah scrolls are stored when not in use. It's fair to say that the ark is the most important place. Certainly, the ark is the focus of the sanctuary.

Answer 2

The sanctuary or worship hall is the most important room in a synagogue. All other rooms are optional, but it isn't a synagogue if it doesn't have a room that serves as a sanctuary. In the sanctuary, the eastern wall (the wall facing Jerusalem) is the most important. That is the way Jews face when they pray. On the eastern wall, usually at the center, most synagogues have an ark, a cabinet built to store the synagogue's Torah scrolls, with an eternal light in front of or above it. The ark is the most important piece of cabinetwork in the building. In the ark are one or more Torah scrolls. Those are the most sacred objects in the building.