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Hanging eternal flame, Mainz, bearing the mark of the master silversmith Johann Peter Köhler, 1709, Silver © GDKE, Direktion Landesmuseum Mainz
GDKE, Landesmuseum Mainz
Hanging eternal flame
Synagogues always contain an eternal flame located near the Torah ark. Alongside this eternal flame, the Christian silversmith J.P. Köhler also produced a tas (Torah shield) for the community in Mainz, but evidence of this second piece no longer exists.
Synagogues
Synagogue Sacred Jewish building for gatherings, services and social and cultural events within the Jewish community.
Torah
Torah The five Books of Moses at the beginning of the Bible, which are read in the synagogue (Sacred Jewish building for gatherings, services and social and cultural events within the Jewish community.) over the period of a year. The term also refers to the scroll that is stored in the Torah ark.
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