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Parochet
The
parochet
(
Hebrew
: פרוכת) (also
paroches
; from the Aramaic
parokta
meaning "curtain" or "screen" ) is the curtain that covers the
Aron Kodesh
(Torah Ark) containing the
Sifrei Torah
(Torah scrolls) in a
synagogue
.
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