As he sits with a Diarna researcher at his kitchen table in Israel, he scribbles maps and floor plans, describing the synagogue with its interior arches, its columns, its holy ark for Torah scrolls.

More likely, the brick synagogue was built over many years atop an existing wooden one. The new structure was more ornate, with colorful frescoes of plants and animals, a magnificent Torah ark, and a ...

was given the honor of opening the Torah Ark, and praying for victory in the war, release of all hostages and the healing of the wounded. The prayer, which has been held on Passover for about ten ...

Ark of the Covenant This is the most important ... the whole world it allows those present to hear the words of the Torah The synagogue is also used for other events such as weddings and celebrations.

I’m Orthodox and this is my synagogue – the place where Jewish people worship. Let’s go in! This is the ark, where we keep the Torah, an important scroll which contains Jewish rules and stories.

I was terrified but undaunted. When I finally got to synagogue, I entered the dark, empty sanctuary. I opened the doors of the holy ark where the Torah scrolls rested, and I spontaneously uttered ...

The Abuhav Synagogue houses the oldest Torah scroll in Safed ... soft carpet, a monumental ark and seating that accommodates over 600 people. There are no internal pillars and the dome shape ...

The Rabbinical Council of Tzohar, an Israeli Orthodox rabbinical organization, suggests that communities hold a silent hakafah, in which congregants walk around the ark of the Torah “more or ...