holy ark
Synagogue's sacred chest
The holy ark is the cabinet in a synagogue where Torah scrolls are kept, typically positioned against the wall facing Jerusalem.
It serves as the focal point of the sanctuary, opened ceremonially during services when the Torah is read.
The term echoes the biblical Ark of the Covenant, which housed the tablets of the Ten Commandments.
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- TorahJudaism's core scripture
- Torah scrollHandwritten biblical parchment roll
- synagogueJewish house of worship
- scrollsRolled written records
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- church furnishingsaltar cloth, pew, altar rail, baptismal font, pews
- Jewish Placesshul, beit midrash, mikvah, mikveh, yeshiva
- Judaicamenorah, Torah scroll, Talmud, Torah study, mezuzah
- sacred spacessanctuary, chapel, sanctum, mandir, prayer hall