Klei Kodesh
The ark (cabinet) for a synagogue’s Torah scrolls is traditionally a focal point of synagogue architecture, and often quite elaborate, as is the bima (table) in front on which the scrolls are opened. CBST’s first ark was a storage cabinet that Irving Cooperberg found second hand (some say he found it on the street) and fitted out with a simple ritual curtain (parokhet). A simple wooden table with a cloth cover served as a bima.
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