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Mizrah (also spelled Mizrach, Mizrakh) (Hebrew: מזרח \ מִזְרָח, romanized: mizrákh, mizrāḥ) is the "east" and the direction that Jews in the Diaspora west of Israel face during prayer. Practically speaking, Jews face the city of Jerusalem when praying, and those north, east, or south of Jerusalem face south, west, and north respectively.[1]
In European and Mediterranean communities west of the Holy Land, mizrāḥ also refers to the wall of the synagogue that faces east, where seats are reserved for the rabbi and other dignitaries. In addition, mizrāḥ refers to an ornamental wall plaque used to indicate the direction of prayer in Jewish homes.
- ^ Mustafa Abu Sway. "The Holy Land, Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Qur'an, Sunnah and other Islamic Literary Source" (PDF). Central Conference of American Rabbis. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28.