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Roman soldiers carrying the menorah from the Temple of Jerusalem, AD 70; detail of a relief on …
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Multibranched candelabra used by Jews during the festival of Hanukkah. It holds nine candles (or has nine receptacles for oil). Eight of the candles stand for the eight days of Hanukkah—one is lit the first day, two the second, and so on. The ninth candle, or shammash (“servant”) light—usually set in the centre and raised above the others—is used to light the others. The menorah is an imitation of the seven-branched golden candelabra of the Tabernacle, which signified the seven days of creation. The menorah is also an ancient symbol of Jewish identity and the official symbol of the modern state of Israel.

menorah Judaism
1. a seven-branched candelabrum used in the Temple and now an emblem of Judaism and the badge of the state of Israel
2. a candelabrum having eight branches and a shammes that is lit during the festival of Hanukkah


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The menorah engraving is the first of its kind to be discovered from the Early Roman period according to Avshalom-Gorni, who said that the site joins just six synagogue locations that are know to date from the same time.
Archaeologists discover 2000-year-old synagogue in Israel by Asian News International
The menorah is used to celebrate the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean revolt two centuries before Jesus' birth.
TRIUMPH OF LIGHT by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
One year my daughter, Hanna, won the menorah contest by painting a copy of a painting that my grandfather did in 1940 of his village in Lithuania," Marcelle Grant said.
LATKES AND LIGHTS by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
 
 
 
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