Where should the rabbi sit in the synagogue: to the right or left of the Torah ark?

This Torah study examines the question: Where should the rabbi sit in the synagogue: to the right or left of the Torah ark? The canonical Hebrew discussion develops the issue through the weekly Torah portion and the sources cited there, preserving the distinctions, tensions and practical implications that belong to the source itself. This localized layer is designed for study and discovery; it does not add a new halakhic, medical, legal, historical or empirical ruling beyond the canonical Hebrew source.