sentences:  Every synagogue has at its front an ark, "aron kodesh", containing the Torah scrolls, comparable to the Ark of the Covenant which contained the tablets with Ten Commandments.This is the holiest spot in a synagogue, equivalent to the Holy of Holies.There is also usually a constantly lighted lamp, "Ner tamid", or a candelabrum, lighted during services, near a spot similar to the position of the original Menorah.