The platform or raised area in a synagogue from which the Torah is read and religious services are conducted.
From Hebrew 'bimah' (platform or podium), referring to the elevated central platform in synagogues where the cantor and rabbi lead prayers and read the Torah.
The bima's central placement in a synagogue literally puts the Torah—the community's source of meaning—in the spotlight, and its height creates both physical and spiritual elevation.
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