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bimah

noun

variants or bima

Definition of bimah

as in altar

a raised platform in a synagogue from which the Torah is read He stepped up to the bimah for the reading.

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Recent Examples of bimah 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 We were led by women instead of the all-male cast of rabbis that blanketed the other bimahs across town. — Literary Hub, 1 Dec. 2025 Half was hidden in a safe under the bimah of a synagogue so that even the Germans could not find it. — New York Times, 4 May 2022 On the bimah, Charlotte has shown her maturity — proving it even to herself. — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 4 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for bimah

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In the episode, Bert is immediately propositioned by one of the gorgeous local women, who quickly becomes his girlfriend, stopping to sleep with others upon Bert’s request as they are headed to the altar.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
Martinelli would not be the first to be sacrificed on the altar of progress.

— James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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The first and second floors feature large assembly halls with rows of pulpits on different levels, representing a hierarchy of the priesthood just emerging in early Mormon practice.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Hurst in ‘93 was among the first inside the church upon the flooding, which lifted the pews off the floor and toppled the statues and rose high enough, more than 9 feet, to fill the pulpit.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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