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Menorah symbol of Judaism. Originally uploaded to en.wikipedia by en:User:Frater5 on 19:21, 2 June 2007, revised by AnonMoos on 18:56, 3 June 2007.
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A Hanukkah menorah, or hanukkiah, [a] is a nine-branched candelabrum lit during the eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Eight of the nine branches hold lights (candles or oil lamps) that symbolize the eight nights of the holiday; on each night, one more light is lit than the previous night, until on the final night all eight branches are ignited.
Menorah images that were discovered include the coins of Antigonus II Mattathias, the last Hasmonean king of Judea, as well as on the walls of an Upper City mansion and Jason's Tomb in Jerusalem, and objects such as the Magdala stone. Following the destruction of the Second Temple, the menorah came to be recognized as a distinctively Jewish ...
Alongside the Menorah, in many Jewish artistic compositions of late antiquity there appear several articles of ritual significance. In Israel the most common of these are the Lulav , Ethrog , Shofar and an incense shovel, while in the diaspora the incense shovel was replaced by an amphora , vase or flask and a depiction of a Torah scroll was added.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Emblem of Israel Armiger Israel Adopted 10 February 1949 ; 75 years ago (1949-02-10) Motto ישראל (Israel) Constituent parts Menorah, olive branches The emblem of Israel depicts a temple menorah surrounded by an olive branch on each side, with the word Israel written in Hebrew (ישראל ...
Story at a glance A menorah is making history at the White House. The candelabra, featuring historic wood from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., is the first menorah to ever be added to the White House ...
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