Yeshivish glossary term
paroches
פרוכת
Meaning
- curtain covering the Torah ark
- ark curtain
Alternate spellings
parochet
Usage and context
The decorative curtain associated with the aron kodesh.
- Category
- Sefer Torah and synagogue
- Language origin
- Hebrew
Example in Yeshivish
They changed the paroches before Yom Tov.
Plain-English example
They changed the curtain covering the Torah ark before the festival.