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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.
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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
Then, Fixler took to the bimah himself.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
The flags of the U.S. and Israel will both be displayed on the bimah, or raised platform, at the front of the sanctuary.
—Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2023
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
The discovery this week follows the 2019 unearthing of the Tuscan baroque-style bimah, the synagogue’s central prayer platform, in the same dig by a team of international scholars headed by Jon Seligman, director of the antiquities authority’s Excavations, Surveys and Research Department.
—Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Sep. 2021
Excavations led by a joint Israeli and Lithuanian team uncovered the Torah ark, or Aron Kodesh—the cabinet that holds a synagogue’s sacred scroll—and the bimah, or raised prayer platform.
—Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2021
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
Then, Fixler took to the bimah himself.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
The flags of the U.S. and Israel will both be displayed on the bimah, or raised platform, at the front of the sanctuary.
—Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2023
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
The discovery this week follows the 2019 unearthing of the Tuscan baroque-style bimah, the synagogue’s central prayer platform, in the same dig by a team of international scholars headed by Jon Seligman, director of the antiquities authority’s Excavations, Surveys and Research Department.
—Cnaan Liphshiz, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Sep. 2021
Excavations led by a joint Israeli and Lithuanian team uncovered the Torah ark, or Aron Kodesh—the cabinet that holds a synagogue’s sacred scroll—and the bimah, or raised prayer platform.
—Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bimah
Noun
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Eventually, however, the lovers found their way back to each other, and Sabrina left someone else at the altar to be with Harvey.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Wedding Falls Apart At the altar, Nicky Cunningham (Adam DiMarco) hesitates due to personal doubts, including revelations about his family.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Faith amid the dip While some churchgoers puzzle over what to make of crypto, Renee has found that at least one pulpit is welcoming.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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The number of women in Christian pulpits stands in jarring juxtaposition with the Easter narratives in the New Testament.—
Mary Foskett,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Bimah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bimah. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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