Gates of Jerusalem
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Gates of Jerusalem Ark at Univ. of Florida Hillel,
Gainesville, FL. 8’-0”W x 6’-3”H. The gates are patterned on the actual gates leading from West Jerusalem to the Old City.
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When the ark is in use, the gates are moved aside to reveal the inner ark doors and a back-lit inscription (“Open to me the gates of righteousness…” Psalm 118) that also serves as a perpetually illuminated Ner Tamid.