Wednesday, April 7, 2010 (Part 7):From the Ceremonial Hall, we walked several paces (again everything is very close here!) to the Klausen Synagogue. Here, there were displayed many items associated with Jewish worship. These items included Torah covers, guards and pointers and candlesticks. Also depicted were items associated with various Jewish holidays and daily life in the Jewish community.
We saw lots of "screens" -- which are intricately woven tapestries (maybe 6 feet tall by 5 feet wide) that were hung to separate areas of the temple. My favorite items were the Torah pointers. They are typically the size of a letter opener. On one end is a small hand with the index finger extended. This pointing finger is used by the reader to keep track of where he is on the page of the Torah. We saw dozens, if not hundreds, of these pointers on display in many of the synagogues.
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