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A Hanukkah lamp from Lemberg in The Jewish Museum of New York [1] 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 ...
The branches are often artistically depicted as semicircular, but Rashi, [8] (according to some contemporary readings) and Maimonides (in a sketch commented on by his son Avraham), [9] held that they were straight; [10] all other Jewish authorities, both classical (e.g. Philo and Josephus) and medieval (e.g. Ibn Ezra), who express an opinion on ...
Today, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah lasts eight days to remember, and celebrate, the miracle of the one cruse of oil lasting eight days. One candle is lit on the first night in addition to the shammash, and a candle is added each night. Ultimately, nine candles are lit on the final night of the holiday, including the shammash.
Menorah refers both to the Menorah with eight candleholders and a ninth to hold the "servant" candle used on the Jewish holiday of Chanukah, and to the large, 7-branched solid gold Menorah used in the ancient Jewish Temple in Jerusalem. The original gold menorah from the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem is not on display. [2]
There are two menorahs common throughout Jewish history. The Chanuka menorah usually has 9 sticks. 8 to commemorate each day of Chanuka, and a ninth one to light them. This tradition is from the period of the Maccabean revolt. The other menorah has 7 candles. It is from the most holy place in the temple and represents the spirit of God.
Jewish candelabra: Temple menorah, a seven-branched candelabrum used in the Tabernacle, the Temple in Jerusalem, and synagogues; Hanukkah menorah, or hanukkiyah, a nine-branched candelabrum used during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah; Menorah, an Austrian Jewish magazine; Menorah: Worship, History, Legend, a 2017 Italian Jewish art exhibition