The ner tamid, the eternal light hanging above the synagogue ark, peaked out behind the stage during performances and the stained glass windows were visible when one of the characters recalled an ...

The rabbi’s pulpit is, unusually, on a balcony that overlooks the pews and the Torah ark — the work of the non-Jews who built the synagogue in a Christian style in the 16th century atop ...

Now, an Israeli with sound credentials has produced perhaps the most logical rendition of Noah’s ark to date ... s leading religious painters and synagogue designers, who made a long, scholarly ...

Ark of the Covenant This is the most important part of the synagogue. In the UK it is found in the eastern wall as it is important to face Jerusalem when praying. It represents the Holy of Holies ...