Judaism: Places and forms of worship Key words

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What is a synagogue/Shul?
A building for Jewish public prayer, study and community centre
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What is a bet ha knesset?
A house of assembly
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What is a bet ha midrash?
A house of study
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What is a bet ha tefilla?
A house of prayer
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What is the focal point of the synagogue that contains the Torah scrolls?
The Ark/ Aron Hakodesh
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What is the name of the platform where the Torah is read?
The Bimah
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What is the Ner Tamid?
A light that continually burns above the ark in the synagogue
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What is the Jewish term for a Purification pool?
The Mikvah
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What is the definition of the Menorah?
A seven branched oil lamp within the temple
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What is the Magen David?
It is a 6 pointed star, also known as the star of David
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Define what the Sefer Torah is?
The scroll of the Torah
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What is the Parochet?
It is a curtain that goes across the front of the ark
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