CCAR RESPONSA
American Reform Responsa
19. Position of Synagogue Entrance and Ark
(Vol. XXXVII, 1927, p. 203)
There was, for instance, the question as to the orientation of the synagogue. The chairman answered briefly that it is not absolutely necessary to have the synagogue so built as to have the main entrance on the west side and the pulpit and the Ark opposite the main entrance at the eastern wall. While this has been the rule in European countries, there have also been exceptions to the rule.
Jacob Z. Lauterbach
See also:
S.B. Freehof “Ark not Centered,” Reform Responsa, pp65ff.
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