A commemorative arch is a prominent feature of a building of this kind nicknamed the "Ruin," or "Hurva."
A commemorative arch is a prominent feature of a building of this kind nicknamed the "Ruin," or "Hurva." The oldest active surviving example of these buildings dates to the 13th century in Prague; in the attic of that "old new" one, a guardian is said to lie in pieces. Women were segregated from men in an upstairs gallery of these buildings known as the "courtyard." Larger ones often employ a cantor, or (*) hazzan. These buildings contain a curtained closet named the hekhal and a bimah elevated by two or three steps. The Holy of Holies is the model for the ark that holds the scrolls of the Torah in these buildings. For 10 points, name these buildings which include lecterns for rabbis and serve as Jewish houses of worship.
A commemorative arch is a prominent feature of a building of this kind nicknamed the "Ruin," or "Hurva."
synagogues [or beth knesset; or beth t\'fila; or shul; or esnoga; or kahal]