Bema
Elevated platform used as an orator's podium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Bema (disambiguation).
A bema was an elevated platform used as an orator's podium in ancient Athens. The term can refer to the raised area in a sanctuary. In Jewish synagogues, where it is used for Torah reading during services, the term used is bima or bimah.