aron hakodesh refers to holy ark in english.
aron hakodesh refers to holy ark in english.
what does aron hakodesh refer to in english?
holy ark
raskin provided illustrations for a number of hebrew texts such as "pirkei avot: sayings of the fathers" (1940), the "haggadah for passover" (1941), "tehilim. the book of psalms" (1942), the "siddur" (1945), "five megiloth: song of songs, ruth, lamentations, ecclesiastes, esther" (1949), the "kabbalah in word and image" (1952), and other books such as "aron hakodesh: jewish life and lore" (1955) and "between god and man: hebrew rhapsody in 100 drawings" (1959). "aron hakodesh" (the holy ark) illustrates the life of a boy named moishele from his bar mitzvah to marriage, to teaching his own children and in his old age, his grandchildren reflecting the idea of passing down traditional jewish wisdom. the last pages are about israel and the promised land. the book includes games, jokes, and folklore with about 150 illustrations with yiddish and english descriptions. "hebrew rhapsody" contained sections on "moses the prophet supreme", "samson the tragic hero", "job the good man", "the golem", "a wedding in town", "the hasidim who serve god with joy" together with a set of drawings on the land of israel to mark the tenth anniversary of the state of israel with the final pages describing his experience as an artist. raskin described the book as a "rhapsody in the medium of graphic art" and "an ode to my people, my wonderful 'old and young again' people." in 1960 raskin published the book "the new face of israel". in 1962, when raskin was in his eighties, he published "personal surrealism", an illustrated book that included his thoughts on surrealism, dreams and his life in a mixture of hebrew and english.
saul raskin
section::::the interior.:the ark.









































the torah ark (usually called "aron hakodesh" or "hekhál") is the most important feature of the interior, and is generally dignified by proper decoration and raised upon a suitable platform, reached by at least three steps, but often by more. it is usually crowned by the ten commandments and the torah. the position of the pulpit varies; it may be placed on either side of the ark, and is occasionally found in the center of the steps.









































section::::the interior.:other interior arrangements.
synagogue architecture