Pronounced: puh-ROH-khus or puh-RAW-khet, Origin: Hebrew, the curtains covering the ark, or aron kodesh.
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The Torah Service
The Torah is taken out during prayer services on Shabbat, Mondays and Thursdays.
Vayehi Binso’a Ha’aron: Two Aspects of Torah
The Torah is not merely an artifact of the past, but part of an ongoing process of revelation.
Pre-Modern Synagogue Architecture and Interior Design
Synagogues share certain functional interior furnishings, but there is no architectural design or artistic style that characterizes a synagogue.