noun
- A raised platform or pulpit in a synagogue from which the Torah is read during services.
Usage: Also spelled 'almemor' or 'bimah' (the latter being the more common modern term).; From Hebrew origin; used primarily in Jewish religious contexts.
Examples
- The cantor stood at the almemar to lead the congregation in prayer.
- During the service, the Torah was carried to the almemar for the weekly reading.
- The almemar in that historic synagogue dates back over two centuries.
- From the almemar, the rabbi addressed the assembled worshippers.