Torah ark

The ark (Hebrew Aron ha - Qodesch, " the holy shrine " ) is the shrine in which the Torah scrolls are kept in the synagogue. This shrine is on the front wall of the synagogue, which is directed against Jerusalem, and with a kind of embroidered curtain ( Parochet ) covered.

On fast day Tisha B'Av the Aron ha - Qodesch is not covered as a sign of mourning with a curtain and remains open.

In synagogues, it is customary during the ten days of repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, replace the Parochet against a white one.

Gallery

Ark of the Munich 's main synagogue

Vienna City Temple - curtain of the ark

Ark of the Westend Synagogue in Frankfurt am Main

Ark of the Westend Synagogue (open)

Synagogue in Graz - Torah shrine with doors in the form of tables and the text of the Decalogue

Synagogue in Graz - Torah ark in the open