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A01 Juadism

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A01. Select, describe and explain the essential features to be found in a synagogue in different branches of Judaism. For my features, I have selected the Aron Hakodesh, the Bimah, and the Sefer Torah and the separation of men and women. Each of which I believe are very important features of the synagogue. In my opinion, the most important part of the Synagogue is the Sefer Torah or Torah Scrolls. The Sefer Torah is the scroll on which the first five books of the Tenakh are written. These are very sacred scrolls as they are the word of God and if one mistake is made on a section the whole section must be removed and put in storage or buried, similarly Torahs which are no longer in use are buried or put into storage as they are God's words so must be respected as such. In Sefardi communities, the Sefer Torah...

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