How to Use bimah in a Sentence

bimah

noun

• The rabbis had asked several members who’d made trips there to talk about their experiences while standing on the bimah, before the Acheinu prayer was read.
  — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
• Willick was not convinced by this explanation, noting that many graphic and upsetting stories had been shared from the bimah in the past two and a half years—stories about violence perpetrated by Hamas.
  — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
• The two women performing a song flee to safety as Montes reaches the bimah, spins around and marches back down the aisle, this time escorted from behind by a security guard, while furiously pounding the air with his fist and ranting.
  — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
• On Shabbat, the Acheinu, a prayer for liberating those held in captivity, was recited from the bimah, an elevated platform where sermons are often delivered.
  — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
• The trip raised hopes among some members on the WhatsApp chain that expressions of empathy toward Palestinians will become more common at Beth El, both from the bimah and in synagogue-wide communications.
  — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026