It represents the Holy of Holies that was part of the first major temple built by King Solomon. Ner Tamid This means ‘eternal light’ and it is always lit in the synagogue. It represents the ...

This is the Ner Tamid or eternal light. It’s a light that never goes out, and it reminds us that God is always present. In Orthodox synagogues, women and men sit separately. In ours, they sit at ...