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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

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Noun

Iomaire also brought one of Hansard’s acoustic guitars to the altar.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026
Adding something fun to your at-home altar like an incense holder, a statue of Venus/Aphrodite, or evil eye decor to stay grounded within yourself and embrace your spiritual side this month.

— Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026

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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
The church plans to continue upholding core Baptist principles, including congregational autonomy free from a hierarchy, a free pulpit and religious freedom, Hudson said.

— Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026

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