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Mizrach

Lit. East
Jews pray facing east, toward Jerusalem. Some homes and synagogues have a piece of artwork called a “mizrach” with the word mizrach on it, which they hang on the eastern wall to denote the direction of prayer.

Synonyms: mizrakh

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