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Torah ark
The
Torah ark
or
ark
in a
synagogue
is known in Hebrew as the
Aron Kodesh
by the
Ashkenazim
and as the
Hekhál
among most
Sefardim
. It is generally a receptacle, or ornamental closet, which contains each synagogue's
Torah
scrolls (
Sifrei Torah
in Hebrew). Most arks feature a
parokhet
(curtain) placed either outside the doors of the ark (
Ashkenazi
and
Mizrachi
custom) or inside the doors of the ark (
Spanish and Portuguese
and
Moroccan Sephardi
custom).
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