variants
or less commonly bima
: a raised platform in a synagogue from which the Torah is read
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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.
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Literary Hub,
1 Dec. 2025
Half was hidden in a safe under the bimah of a synagogue so that even the Germans could not find it.
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New York Times,
4 May 2022
On the bimah, Charlotte has shown her maturity — proving it even to herself.
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Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2022
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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
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
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“Bimah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bimah. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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