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Bimah or Bimmah may refer to: Bema: Judaism; bema, in Jewish contexts bimah or bima: an elevated platform, a dais; also "stage" in Modern Hebrew Bimah
Bimah
Place of worship for Jews or Samaritans
floral displays. Bimah of the Saluzzo Synagogue, Saluzzo, Italy Bimah of the Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, US Cast-iron Bimah of the Old Synagogue
Synagogue
Elevated platform used as an orator's podium
it is used for Torah reading during services, the term used is bima or bimah. The Ancient Greek bēma (βῆμα) means both 'platform' and 'step', being derived
Bema
Bimah is a prefecture located in the Kara Region of Togo. At the time of the 2022 census it had a population of 84,199 people. The prefecture seat is
Bimah_Prefecture
Style of architecture
to the building (many early modern synagogues of central Europe featured bimahs with pillars that rose to support the ceiling) to elaborate free-standing
Synagogue_architecture
Religion of the Jewish people
outside or inside the ark doors); The elevated reader's platform (called bimah by Ashkenazim and tebah by Sephardim), where the Torah is read (and services
Judaism
Former synagogue, now museum, in Łańcut, Poland
Synagogue is a rare surviving example of the vaulted synagogues with a bimah-tower, that were built throughout the Polish lands in masonry from the sixteenth
Łańcut_Synagogue
Governor of Pennsylvania since 2023
sworn in on a stack of three Hebrew Bibles, including one that was on the bimah during the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. Often incorporating his Jewish
Josh_Shapiro
Speaker's stand in a church
pulpit and lectern. Equivalent platforms for speakers are the bema (bima, bimah) of ancient Greece and Jewish synagogues, and the minbar of Islamic mosques
Pulpit
Honor of reciting the blessings that precede the chanting of a Torah portion
'going up') is the calling of a member of a Jewish congregation up to the bimah for a segment of the formal Torah reading. One receiving an aliyah is called
Aliyah_(Torah)
American actress
Jews". Jewish News Weekly. Retrieved May 3, 2006. "13 – AND COUNTING; From bimah to bemoaning just about everything...why this overnight change in kids?"
Nikki_Reed
Former Orthodox synagogue, now Jewish museum, in Venice, Italy
the local Ashkenazi community. A stone plaque placed to the left of the bimah records the gift of 180 ducats, donated by a man named Shlomo in 1532 for
Canton_Synagogue
Medieval synagogue in Prague, Czech Republic
unusual five rib design. The bimah from which Torah scrolls are read is located between the two pillars. The base of the bimah repeats the twelve vine motif
Old_New_Synagogue
Orthodox synagogue and yeshiva in Lublin, Poland
of columns and the windows on the Eastern wall were recreated. Also, the bimah and steps to Ark, which were surrounded by a balustrade, were restored.
Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva Synagogue
Chachmei_Lublin_Yeshiva_Synagogue
Murder-suicide involving prominent Michigan rabbi in 1966
firearm, ordered everyone except Rabbi Morris Adler off the synagogue's bimah. After condemning the congregation, Wishnetsky shot Adler and himself. The
Murder_of_Morris_Adler
Region of Togo
and Niamtougou. Kara is divided into the prefectures of Assoli, Bassar, Bimah, Dankpen, Doufelgou, Kéran, and Kozah. Kara is located north of Centrale
Kara_Region
Architectural practices used in places of worship
endemic to sacred architecture. Milan Cathedral is a Gothic church in Italy Bimah of Princes Road Synagogue in Liverpool, England Sacred or religious architecture
Religious_architecture
Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary
Interior with bimah and ceiling
Dohány_Street_Synagogue
Sacred place
to various other services and functions. In synagogues there is a raised bimah in the sanctuary, from which services are conducted, which is where the
Sanctuary
Synagogue in Istanbul, Turkey
Completed in c. 1430, it is the oldest of all 26 synagogues in the city. The bimah (teva) of the synagogue is built in the shape of a ship's prow. According
Ahrida_Synagogue
Synagogue in Essaouira, Morocco
ceiling and column capitals, and painting the wood of the Torah ark and bimah light blue. Judaism portal Morocco portal History of the Jews in Morocco
Chaim_Pinto_Synagogue
Name list
to refer to the calling of a member of a Jewish congregation up to the bimah for a segment of the formal Torah reading. It may also refer to the immigration
Aaliyah_(given_name)
2001 film by Henry Bean
and insists on taking Stuart's place leading the Ne'ila service at the bimah on Yom Kippur. He and his friends plant a new bomb under the temple's pulpit
The_Believer_(2001_film)
Town in Ad Dakhiliyah Region, Oman
Al Abryeen, with the village of Ghul to the northwest of the town, and Bimah to the north-northeast. The town and province lie on the southern slopes
Al_Hamra,_Oman
Jewish cultural and religious symbol
have the Israeli flag with the Star of David prominently displayed on the bimah. Magen David Adom (MDA) ("Red Star of David" or, translated literally, "Red
Star_of_David
Former Conservative synagogue in Bridgetown, Barbados
underwent numerous changes. The women's gallery that looked down on the ark and bimah was converted into a full second floor. Arches around the windows and the
Nidhe_Israel_Synagogue
Wig or half-wig worn by some married Orthodox Jewish women
require it only for women receiving honors or leading services from the bimah) – not for modesty, but as a feminist gesture of egalitarianism. In the
Head covering for Jewish women
Head_covering_for_Jewish_women
Capital and largest city of Epirus, Greece
stone. The interior of the synagogue is laid out in the Romaniote way: the bimah (where the Torah scrolls are read out during service) is on a raised dais
Ioannina
Historical synagogue in Poland
symbolising the Holocaust. In the former prayer hall, an 18th-century glass bimah was reconstructed, recalling the pre-war arrangement of the interior. The
Synagogue_in_Chmielnik
Comune in Piedmont, Italy
Synagogue in the old Jewish ghetto has a notable Baroque Torah ark and bimah. It was built by a man named DiBenedetti and 51 Jewish families in the 1700s
Cherasco
Jewish tradition
processions in Judaism in which congregants walk circles around the synagogue's bimah (בִּימָה, 'pulpit' or 'platform'), especially on Simchat Torah—while dancing
Hakafot
Former synagogue in Prague, the Czech Republic
1882–1893. The disposition of the synagogue is reform – the reading platform, bimah, is situated at the eastern wall, not in the central space as in older synagogues
Spanish_Synagogue_(Prague)
Synagogue in Padua, Italy
measures 18 by 7 m (59 by 23 ft). As is usual in Italian synagogues, the Bimah and Torah Ark are located at opposite sides of the room, with the space
Padua_Synagogue
Temporary dwelling used by Israelites in the biblical Book of Exodus
At the center of the synagogue is a large elevated area, known as the bimah, where the Torah is read. This is equivalent to the tabernacle's altars
Tabernacle
Act of removing a religious blessing
long as it contains a torah ark (Hebrew: ארון קודש [Aron Kodesh]), and bimah or platform from which the Torah can be observed and read. There are provisions
Deconsecration
Former synagogue in Vowpa, Belarus
ceiling was supported by the four wooden corner columns that rose from the bimah, and by trusses in the roof. The Torah Ark was an elaborate, multi-tiered
Wołpa_Synagogue
Former synagogue in Cairo, Egypt
15th-century fire in the synagogue damaged the bimah, or pulpit. One plausible theory is that wood from the damaged bimah was repurposed to make a new door for
Ben_Ezra_Synagogue
Term in English for counter-clockwise
circles her groom seven times before marriage, when dancing around the bimah during Simchat Torah (or when dancing in a circle at any time), or when
Widdershins
Former Reform synagogue in Manhattan, New York
M. P. Möller, installed in 1924 at the front of the synagogue above the bimah, obscured from public view. In 1927 the Temple Beth-El congregation merged
Temple Beth-El (New York City)
Temple_Beth-El_(New_York_City)
Orthodox synagogue in Woodridge, New York
the sanctuary, laid out in Orthodox tradition, with a central hexagonal bimah surrounded on three sides by wooden pews. A gallery that extends over the
Ohave Shalom Synagogue (Woodridge, New York)
Ohave_Shalom_Synagogue_(Woodridge,_New_York)
Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary
architectural and design elements. In the mid-1930s a Carrara marble art deco bimah was added to the building. While the synagogue operated almost continuously
Dessewffy_Street_Synagogue
Ancient synagogue in Rome, Italy
Ostia Synagogue The cult hall with the bimah in the background along the wall Location of the former synagogue in modern-day Lazio Religion Affiliation
Ostia_Synagogue
Sephardi Jewish Lebanese in Canada
Montreal. In the sanctuary, Torah is read to the congregation from the bimah and the Torah scrolls are stored in the aron kodesh on the east wall. The
Congregation Maghen Abraham (Montreal)
Congregation_Maghen_Abraham_(Montreal)
often sung part of kabbalat Shabbat. Hoshanot הושענות Prayer said on Sukkot while circling the bimah. There is an extended version said on Hoshana Raba
List of Jewish prayers and blessings
List_of_Jewish_prayers_and_blessings
Synagogue in Livorno, Italy
the Ark of the Covenant. At the centre of the synagogue is positioned the bimah, built with marbles recovered from the old destroyed synagogue; in front
New_Synagogue_of_Livorno
Reform synagogue in New York, US
Eastern European traditions, with the bimah in the center and pews on three sides. The ark is behind the bimah on the rear wall. An open women's gallery
Congregation Agudas Achim (Livingston Manor, New York)
Congregation_Agudas_Achim_(Livingston_Manor,_New_York)
Former Orthodox synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania
stone-floored pile, and within them was the three-tiered ornate, rococo bimah, with a cupola, supported by eight small columns. It was built in the second
Great_Synagogue_of_Vilna
Synagogue in Miami Beach, Florida
Trampler. Mexican artist Naomi Siegman designed the candelabras beside the bimah. The synagogue is named for Shmuel Schacter, father of Jack Chester.[citation
Cuban_Hebrew_Congregation
Orthodox synagogue in Biella, Italy
is a modestly sized, rectangular room with Baroque decoration, a central bimah and an ornate, seventeenth century, baroque Torah Ark. The synagogue possesses
Biella_Synagogue
Wadi in Ad Dakhiliyah Governate, Oman
21000°N 57.386500°E / 23.21000; 57.386500 Snake Gorge, also called Wādī Bīmah (Arabic: وَادِي بِيْمَة), is a gorge or wadi in Ad Dakhiliyah region of
Snake_Gorge
Modern Orthodox synagogue in Newton, Massachusetts
spaces for men and women. The ark is on the men's side, but both it and the bimah are easily seen from the women's side. As of 2009, the synagogue had 300
Shaarei_Tefillah
Destroyed synagogue in Cologne, Germany
in the central square, in the middle of which stood the bimah. The central position of the bimah shows that the Jewish community was attached to the old
Glockengasse_Synagogue
Reading desk on which documents or books are placed as support for reading aloud
Because the Torah scrolls are generally large, the central feature of the bimah in a synagogue is a table large enough to hold an open Torah along with
Lectern
Orthodox synagogue in Manhattan, New York
described Goodman's design as a "traditional Sephardic layout" with the bimah and aron in the center area facing rows of seats, thereby taking advantage
Fifth_Avenue_Synagogue
Synagogue in Manhattan, New York
typically run east to west), the bimah is in the center of the main sanctuary (most Romaniote synagogues place the bimah on the west wall), and the internal
Kehila_Kedosha_Janina
City in Limpopo, South Africa
the congregation had dwindled, the synagogue was closed and its benches, bimah, and other contents were shipped to Israel, where they were installed in
Polokwane
Orthodox synagogue in Jerusalem
was transferred from Padua together with its 18th-century Torah ark and bimah, and decorated with modern stained glass windows. The Entrance Gallery displays
Heichal_Shlomo
Overview of the architecture in Leipzig
designed in the “neo-Moorish style”, the interior of which (Torah ark, Bimah) was destroyed during the pogrom night of 9/10. November 1938. The Leipzig
Architecture_of_Leipzig
American prairie. In the sanctuary, Torah is read to the congregation from the bimah and the Torah scrolls are stored in the aron kodesh on the east wall. The
Little Synagogue on the Prairie
Little_Synagogue_on_the_Prairie
Synagogue in Berlin
demolished reopening the access to the aron qodesh and the original bimah, so that the central bimah, disliked by Riesenburger, could be removed again. During the
Rykestrasse_Synagogue
Type of sacred standing stone
Canaanite sacred tree or pole honouring Asherah, consort of El Bema and bimah, elevated platform Benben Ceremonial pole High place, raised place of worship
Baetyl
Synagogue member who reads from the Sefer Torah
beforehand. When the Torah scroll is placed on the bimah, or reading table, the baal keriah approaches the bimah by the most direct route possible and stands
Baal_keriah
Jewish holiday
Other reasons have been suggested as well. Some synagogues decorate the bimah with a canopy of flowers and plants so that it resembles a chuppah, as Shavuot
Shavuot
Ancient town & Roman Catholic titular see in Spain
Researchers cited its square plan, which could have accommodated a central bimah for Torah reading, a fragment of an oil lamp bearing what may be a menorah
Castulo
Jewish Heritage Museum in Florida, United States
Register of Historic Places, has Art Deco features, a copper dome, a marble bimah, and 80 stained glass windows. The adjacent building located at 311 Washington
Jewish_Museum_of_Florida
Synagogue in Geneva, Switzerland
architectural styles. At the entrance one can see Moorish style arches. The bimah, for reading of the Torah, is located in front of the Torah ark, opposite
Beth_Yaakov_Synagogue
Synagogue in Prague, Czech Republic
second half of 18th century it was necessary to restore aron-ha-kodesh and bimah damaged by flood and so they were changed to the Baroque style. About the
Pinkas_Synagogue
Orthodox synagogue in Gibraltar
Abudarham Synagogue, is a small place of worship with wooden pews that face a bimah, the elevated platform on which the Torah is read. The Abudarham Synagogue
Abudarham_Synagogue
Grade II listed Reform synagogue in City of Westminster, London, England
traditions. A choir and organ, located behind a screen to the rear of the bimah, accompany the congregation in all musical parts of the service except for
West_London_Synagogue
U.S. nonprofit organization
issues. Interfaith Worker Justice's annual "Labor in the Pulpit/on the Bimah/in the Minbar" program placed pro-union speakers in houses of worship during
Interfaith_Worker_Justice
Former Hasidic synagogue in Jerusalem
Interior showing raised bimah topped by ornate ironwork, vintage postcard c. 1900. Interior design showing uppermost section of bimah ironwork, c. 1940. Inside
Tiferet_Yisrael_Synagogue
Conservative synagogue in Pennsylvania, US
central bimah, as was common in synagogue architecture. Instead Wright ultimately relegated the bimah to one end of the room; though the bimah could be
Beth Sholom Synagogue (Elkins Park, Pennsylvania)
Beth_Sholom_Synagogue_(Elkins_Park,_Pennsylvania)
Former synagogue in Hvizdets, Ukraine
ceiling and roof, which weigh about 25 tons, are about 85% scale. The central bimah, which was reconstructed in the same way, is 100% scale. The entire process
Gwoździec_Synagogue
Building in Lorca, Murcia, Spain
was kept, and examples of yeseria of Gothic style. The plinth where the bimah was located has also survived, and along the perimeter of the interior of
Castle_of_Lorca
Synagogue in Fez, Morocco
members. The bimah (or tevah) is accessed from this space, constructed as a small platform cantilevered out from the raised area. The wooden bimah is topped
Ibn_Danan_Synagogue
Jewish and Christian motif signifying divine intervention
the sixth century Beth Alpha synagogue, and on a sixth-seventh century bimah screen found at the fourth-fifth century Susiya synagogue. In the Dura Europos
Hand_of_God_(art)
Reform synagogue in the US Virgin Islands
styling. On the interior, the Torah ark is located on the east wall, with the bimah on a dais against the west wall. The center of the chamber is demarcated
St._Thomas_Synagogue
Historic Orthodox synagogue in Lyon, France
The Torah ark and the bimah
Great_Synagogue_of_Lyon
Synagogue in Arcachon, France
the Ark are replicas of the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. The bimah is in the middle of the nave, as is customary with Sephardic Judaism. On
Synagogue_of_Arcachon
Historic museum in Warsaw
Reconstructed vault and bimah in the Museum of the History of Polish Jews
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
POLIN_Museum_of_the_History_of_Polish_Jews
Museum of Moroccan Judaism in Casablanca
Further, visitors can find artifacts of Moroccan Jewish life, including the bimah (c. 1944) from the Beni-Issakhar Synagogue in Casablanca, Torah scrolls
Museum_of_Moroccan_Judaism
City in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
document from Michal Borawski born in 1926, featured at the entry of the Bimah as part of the panel offered by the Batory Foundation, the street stairs
Tarnów
1st-millennium BCE Canaanite shrine
31:10–13). The bimah is located in the center of Orthodox synagogues, and in the front of Reform and Conservative synagogues. The word bimah is almost certainly
High_place
Modern Orthodox synagogue in Cape Town, South Africa
is Choni Goldman, also known as Choni G. Sanctuary of the 1905 synagogue Bimah of the 1905 synagogue Interior detail of the 1905 synagogue Interior detail
Gardens_Shul
Sephardic synagogue in Venice, Italy
bimah, adorned with Solomonic columns with floral decorations, is the rabbi's lectern. The pulpit floor leads to three windows. Opposite to the bimah
Levantine_Synagogue
First female American Orthodox Jewish rabbinical leader in Los Angeles, California
announcement of her appointment came on May 2, 2015, from the synagogue's bimah by its principal rabbinical leader, Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky. Thomas-Newborn
Alissa_Thomas-Newborn
Liberal Synagogue in Northwood, UK
scroll in 1971 originating from Třeboň. In a glass case on the wall of the Bimah is the torn remnant of another Scroll from Kladno that serves as a Holocaust
The_Ark_Synagogue
Name list
to refer to the calling of a member of a Jewish congregation up to the bimah for a segment of the formal Torah reading. It may also refer to the immigration
Aliyah_(given_name)
Style of synagogue in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
masonry synagogues in which four massive masonry pillars that define the Bimah rise to support the roof vaulting. Central pillars support the vaulting
Wooden synagogues in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Wooden_synagogues_in_the_Polish–Lithuanian_Commonwealth
Orthodox synagogue in Glen Wild, New York
of the sanctuary follows Orthodox tradition, with the centrally located bimah surrounded by pews with curved end panels on three sides, all of which face
Anshei_Glen_Wild_Synagogue
Square in Vienna
smaller area that was used by the women, and the foundation of the hexagonal bimah, the elevated platform for Torah reading. In the center of the southern
Judenplatz
American actress
25, 2004). "Jew of Arcadia: The religious-themed CBS show heads to the bimah". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Marcus, Sara (September 28
Becky_Wahlstrom
Reform synagogue near Millville, New Jersey, United States
wooden ark with carved gilded peacocks and a carved replica Torah, two stage bimah with turned newel posts, balusters and cyma, handrails, panelling and the
Temple Beth Hillel Beth Abraham
Temple_Beth_Hillel_Beth_Abraham
Synagogue in New York City
landscaping redone, and, with a grant from the Sol Goldman Charitable trust, the bimah and vestibule were refurbished. Membership had increased to almost 200 families
Congregation Baith Israel Anshei Emes
Congregation_Baith_Israel_Anshei_Emes
Former Orthodox synagogue in Alanta, Lithuania
protected building. Rabbi Benjamin Gittelshon served as the rabbi. Neither a bimah (presumably at the center), nor a Torah ark (presumably at the eastern wall)
Synagogue_of_Alanta
Abandoned synagogue in Kabul, Afghanistan
caretaker. Every Shabbat, Simintov would read the Torah from the synagogue's bimah. After the fall of Kabul in 2021, Simintov left Afghanistan. By then, the
Kabul_synagogue
Orthodox synagogue in Mountaindale, New York
traditional Orthodox plan, with many of its surfaces heavily marbleized. The bimah at the center, pews surrounding it on three sides facing the ark in the
Hebrew Congregation of Mountaindale Synagogue
Hebrew_Congregation_of_Mountaindale_Synagogue
Reform synagogue in Armenia, New York, US
centrally located bimah surrounded on three sides by theatre-style pews with individually upholstered fold-down seats. The pews and bimah are dark stained
Beth David Synagogue (Amenia, New York)
Beth_David_Synagogue_(Amenia,_New_York)
Writing system used by the Samaritans for religious writings
will reign forever and ever" (Exod. 15:18), placed near the site of the bimah and Ark of the Law. Other mosaic inscriptions in the Samaritan script have
Samaritan_script
Orthodox synagogue in Košice, Slovakia
central hall and a women's gallery with a metal mechitzah. The central bimah faces a Torah ark made of red marble. A school was built adjoining the synagogue
New Orthodox Synagogue (Košice)
New_Orthodox_Synagogue_(Košice)
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