Do Jewish Temples have statues? What adorns your temples?

Question

God said to have "No graven Image" and I just wondered what the Jewish people had.

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Answer 1

It depends on the group, Reform temples some conservative and even some orthodox temples do have some adornments in the temple, usually menorahs, tree of life, representations of a Torah, but no statues, most of the adornment in a temple is reserved for the ark and the Torahs, the books of Moses. However in a Synagogue there are pictures and paintings of an historical or educational nature, the difference is that a Synagogue is also a school or Schul, and a temple is only for worship.