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A parochet (; ), meaning "curtain" or "screen",Sonne Isaiah (1962) 'Synagogue' in The Interpreter's dictionary of the Bible vol 4, New York: Abingdon Press pp 476-491 is the curtain that covers the ( Aron Kodesh) containing the in a .

The parochet symbolizes the curtain that covered the Ark of the Covenant, based on : "Then he put up the curtain for screening, and screened off the Ark of the Pact—just as had commanded Moses."

In most synagogues, the parochet which is used all year round is replaced during the High Holy Days with a white one.

The term parochet is used in the to describe the curtain that separated the Holy of Holies from the main hall ()Stinespring W. F. (1962) 'Temple, Jerusalem' in 'The interpreters Dictionary of the Bible' vol 4 p 536 of the Temple in Jerusalem. Its use in synagogues is a reference to the centrality of the Temple to Jewish worship.

The Umberto Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art in houses the oldest surviving parochet, dating to 1572. Jewish Italian Heritage Lives On in Jerusalem

==Gallery==

Maharshal's Synagogue from 1926, today in Bielsko-Biała synagogue, Poland]]
in Jerusalem]]


See also
  • Holy of Holies, inner sanctuary of the Temple in Jerusalem, separated from the Holy by a curtain ( parochet)
    • Crucifixion of Jesus - at the death of Jesus the curtain of the Temple (Gr. katapetasma; the parochet) is torn in two

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