Sacred Objects and Spaces

• The Holy Ark, which is draped with one or more Torah scrolls.
• The Star of David, a six-pointed star, is frequently seen both inside and outside synagogues.

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• The old temple's perpetual light, which symbolizes the light that guided the Hebrew people across the Sinai, is always kept lighted in front of the ark.
• A reading table, sometimes on a stage, either at the front or in the center of the sanctuary, is known as the bimah.

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• A replica of the Ten Commandments.
• A special seat for the rabbi.
• No images of God, since images are forbidden in the commandments.

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