Modern Judaism
In Jewish synagogues, the "High Place" (bemah) is the elevated platform from which the Torah is read. It traditionally had its origin from the platform erected in the Temple in Jerusalem at which the king would read the Torah during the Hakhel ceremony every seven years at the Feast of Tabernacles (Deuteronomy 31:10-13). The bemah is located in the center of Orthodox synagogues, and in the front of Reform synagogues.
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