RELIGIONS
JUDAISM
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Question
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Where is the Torah kept in the Synagogue?
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Tabernacle
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box
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ark
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book
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Torah ark, known as Aron Kodesh in Hebrew is the ornamental closet in the synagogues that keeps the Torah scrolls.
Detailed explanation-2: -First, it houses the Torah scrolls, the holiest objects in the synagogue, making the ark the holiest space in the synagogue. Also, the ark is symbolic: it represents the Ark of the Covenant and the Holy of Holies that existed in the Temples in Jerusalem, the second (and final) of which was destroyed in 70 C.E.
Detailed explanation-3: -When not in use the Torah Scroll is stored in an upright position in the Holy Ark, a cabinet situated in the front of the synagogue, usually on its eastern wall.
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