[DOC] [TLE] Torah ark - Wikipedia [PAR] The Torah ark or ark in a synagogue is known in Hebrew as the Aron Kodesh by 
the Ashkenazim and as the Hekhl among most Sefardim; it is generally a 
receptacle, or ornamental closet, which contains each synagogue's Torah scrolls 
(Sifrei Torah in Hebrew). ... The ark is often placed on the wall of the sanctuary 
which is facing... [DOC] [TLE] The Ark - Synagogue - Chabad.org [PAR] The Holy Ark (Aron Kodesh), where the Torah Scrolls are kept, is situated in the ... 
wall, so that when we face the ark, we are facing the holy city of Jerusalem,... [DOC] [TLE] Judaism 101: Synagogues, Shuls and Temples [PAR] A Jewish "church" is called a synagogue, shul or temple .... Synagogues in the 
United States are generally designed so that the front of the sanctuary is on the 
side towards Jerusalem, which is the direction that we are supposed to face 
when reciting ... is the Ark, a cabinet or recession in the wall that holds the Torah 
scrolls. [DOC] [TLE] Orientation During Prayer - Torah Musings [PAR] Oct 21, 2012 ... Ideally, synagogues should be designed and built to face Israel. .... says, And 
they shall pray to God the way of the city that you have chosen (I Kings 8:44). ... 
This Gemara adopts the view that prayer should be directed toward Israel ..... of 
an ark (which has been placed on the eastern wall) so that when he... [DOC] [TLE] History of the Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Providence [PAR] Few synagogues were built in Providence in the early twentieth century and few 
of .... Three sets of marble tablets line the walls of the vestibule to either side of ... 
ark on the east, so that the synagogue is oriented toward Jerusalem (Krinsky, 35). 
.... The bimah, a raised platform with a large desk for holding the Torah scrolls,... [DOC] [TLE] Temple, Community, and Sacred Narrative in the Dura ... - JStor [PAR] Dura-Europos Synagogue, west wall with Torah shrine at center (composite 
image) ... the Greco-Roman World: Toward a New Jewish Archaeology (
Cambridge: ... enacted the high point of Israel's history: Solomon's placement of 
the Ark of ..... holding the synagogue's Torah scrolls in other synagogue 
inscriptions,34 as well. [DOC] [TLE] The Synagogue - TorahLab [PAR] So was the synagogues built as a national spiritual center. .... to be married ( so 
that his prayer should rise from the very walls of his heart ), to have a ... be 
oriented toward Jerusalem, and that those in the Holy City itself face the ... Thus, 
a discarded ark may not be used to make a chair on which to set the Torah scroll; 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Ark of the Covenant - Crystalinks [PAR] According to the Biblical account, the Ark was built at the command of God, ... The 
Ark was borne in a seven-day procession around the wall of Jericho by ... Over 
the Ark, at the two extremities, were two cherubim, with their faces turned toward 
one ... The Ark was placed in the "Holy of Holies," so that one end of the carrying
... [DOC] [TLE] Our Blog | The Museum at Eldridge Street [PAR] So, the potentiality of this exhibit really prompted us to begin the process of 
construction. ... Gil Gordon in front of the Eldridge Street Synagogue's ark. and 
bimah. ... for their newly built synagogue during the height of the Lower East 
Side's Cantor Craze. ...... pray eastward towards Jerusalem, they also face the 
Torah scrolls. [DOC] [TLE] Why have a synagogue? [PAR] The institution of prayer took such a firm hold in time that after the Return and ... it 
was obligatory for them to build a synagogue, and so the entire community life of 
... the holy Ark or chest containing the Scrolls of the Law, which was built into a ... 
In memory of the Temple it was mandatory that it face east, toward Jerusalem. [DOC] [TLE] Synagogue of the Nazarenes - Biblesearchers.com [PAR] This

Question: Synagogues are built so that the wall holding the ark of the Torah scrolls faces toward this city
Answer: Jerusalem