Round 5: Tossup 5

One of these locations designed by Peter Harrison is named for the Touro family of Newport. (15[1])Old items in these locations may (15[1])be preserved (15[1])in a genizah (“guh-NEE-zuh”).. An object (15[1])in these locations (15[1])is covered by a curtain called a parochet (“parro-het”). People may be separated at (15[1])these (15[1])locations by a partition called a mechitza (“meh-heet-zah”). In these locations, a chazzan (“hazzan”) may lead singing from a (*) bimah. A lamp in these locations called the ner tamid is always lit, reflecting a holiday that saw one day’s worth of oil burn for eight days. These locations (10[1])contain an aron kodesh, which is an ark that holds the Torah. For 10 points, Jewish congregations meet in what houses of worship? ■END■

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