Padua Ark

Holy Arks from Parma, Italy
17th Cent. at the Knesset, Jerusalem

Torah ark (or Aron Kodesh) refers to an ornamental chamber in the synagogue that houses the Torah scrolls

Country:	Israel
Type:	Postage stamps
Series:	Festival 1972
Nominal:	0.70 Israeli lira
Year:	1972
Size:	26 x 40.5 mm
Perforation:	comb 14 x 13
Mintage:	1,106,000