Image BialyBimah.JPG right thumb 300px right The Parochet in red covers the Torah Ark in background. Photo from the Bimah at the Bialystoker Synagogue . Judaism Parochet Hebrew also paroches , parokhet is the curtain on the front of the Aron Kodesh Torah Ark in a synagogue that covers the Sifrei Torah Torah scrolls . In most cases, behind the parochet is also a door. This curtain represents the covering that was on the original Ark of the Covenant . ref http www.kaftorvaferach.com MainCategory.asp?cat 003 &LNG ENG ref It is customary in many synagogues to change the parochet to a different set normally white during the High Holy Days . The term parochet is used in the Bible to describe the curtain that separated the Kodesh Hakodashim Holy of Holies from the main hall of the Temple in Jerusalem . Its use in synagogues is a reference to the centrality of the Temple to Jewish worship. Several of the 39 categories of activity prohibited on Shabbat prohibited Shabbos activities derive from the manufacture and repair of the original parochet. The parochet used in the Temple was made from wool and linen, and was exempt from the laws of Shatnez , which apply only to clothing worn on the body, not to furnishings in a building. Notes reflist 2 Jeanette Kuvin Oren cs Parochet Photo gallery gallery File RoyLindmanTorahArkParochet 001.jpg Parochet at Grand Synagogue, Tel Aviv File RoyLindmanTorahArkParochet 002.jpg Parochet at the Abuhav Synagogue, Safed File RoyLindmanTorahArkParochet 003.jpg Parochet at the Chabad Lubawitsch Synagogue, Jerusalem File RoyLindmanTorahArkParochet 004.jpg Parochet at the Western Wall, Jerusalem http kuvinoren.com gallery ark curtains index.html Parochet Ark Curtains gallery Category Synagogue architecture cs Parochet de Parochet fr Parokhet he nl Parochet pl Parochet pt Parokhet ... more details
File A shiviti, Denmark.jpg thumb right Shiviti with Hebrew text in the form of a menorah Shiviti or Shivisi , in the Ashkenazic pronunciation are meditative plaques used in some Jews Jewish communities for contemplation over God s name. They are usually placed over the Amud the podium from which the prayer service is led by the Hazzan . A decorated Parochet or Mizrach tapestry, or a special illustrated page in the Siddur with similar imagery may also serve the same function. This tradition is based on the Biblical verse I have set shiviti the Lord always before me. Psalm 16 8 . Some medieval Kabbalah Kabbalists developed special meditational techniques and imagery, which helps to concentrate the mind on the Divine names, in order to elevate one s mind and to connect to the spiritual worlds, not unlike the Eastern Mandala tradition. In the 18 19th centuries this tradition turned into a whole branch of Judaic art http www.thejewishmuseum.org onlinecollection object collection.php?objectid 5940 . A typical Shiviti depicts a large calligraphy calligraphic Tetragrammaton , surrounded by other mystical Divine names, often written in a certain order in the shape of a Menorah Temple Menorah , made entirely of Hebrew alphabet Hebrew letters . It might also contain an image of a hand, which represents the Priestly Blessing , a Star of David , the altar of the Temple in Jerusalem Holy Temple , lions, birds, deer and other images that serve as symbols of the spiritual realms and the Sephirot . Today, a number of Jewish artists produce various modern forms of Shiviti, sometimes merging the old Kabbalistic traditions with New Age and Far East ern motifs. See also Parochet Mizrach Mandala Religious image External links http www2.library.yale.edu judaica newacquisitions2006.html 19th century Shiviti at the Yale University Library Category Judaism he ... more details
other uses Infobox religious building building name Brodsky Synagogue image . , 13 .jpg 380px caption location flagicon Ukraine Kiev , Ukraine geo religious affiliation Orthodox Judaism district functional status Active leadership website architecture style Aesopian style facade direction year completed 1898 construction cost architect Georgij Szlejfer specifications no capacity length width width nave height max materials Brodsky Synagogue is a Moorish style synagogue is in Kiev , Ukraine . History The synagogue was built between 1897 and 1898. A merchant named Lazar Brodsky financed its construction. The synagogue was designed in Moorish style by Georgij Szlejfer. The building was devastated during the Second World War by Nazis and was subsequently used as a puppet theatre for a long period. It was renovated in 2000 and is currently used as a synagogue. Gallery gallery Image . , 13 1.jpg The Ark synagogue Holy Ark of the synagogue Image . , 13 2.jpg The Parochet of the Holy Ark gallery Sources http www.jewishsf.com content 2 0 module displaystory story id 13353 edition id 258 format html displaystory.html Rededicated Kiev synagogue to serve as community center External links commons category Brodsky Synagoge http www.greatsynagogue.kiev.ua en history euro.html Restoration of the Kiev Great Synagogue en icon coord 50 26 19.14 N 30 31 13.5 E source ukwiki region UA scale 100000 display title Category Religious buildings completed in 1898 Category Religious organizations established in 1898 Category Synagogues in Kiev Category 19th century synagogues Ukraine struct stub Synagogue stub de Brodsky Synagoge mk pl Synagoga w Kijowie ru uk yi ... more details
platform. It is normally covered with an embroider ed curtain called the parochet . It is considered an honour to be asked to embroider the parochet . In some synagogues, there are wooden doors in front of the Parochet. In front of the Ark is the Eternal Lamp. This is a reminder of the perpetual ... more details
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