Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue,The Ark
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Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue,The Ark
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 23 Nov 2015
The Ark is the most important part of the synagogue because it contains the Torah Scrolls. The original Ark was a gold box which held the Ten Commandments given to Moses by God. Jewish communities remember the original Ark with a replica in each of their synagogues. Instead of the Ten Commandments, a copy of the Torah is placed in the Ark and is covered with a parochet (a curtain) like the original. The Ark is always placed on the eastern wall of the synagogue because Jews face Jerusalem when they pray.
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Image Location
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53.495566
Longitude
-2.237973