In the Light of the Menorah: Story of a Symbol

Museu, The Collection Of The Israel

ISBN 10: 0827606958 / ISBN 13: 9780827606951

Published by Jewish Publication Society of America, 1999., 1999

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Folio, hardcover, fine in near fine silver and white pictorial dj. Giftable. 212 pp. Full of photos and drawing of this exhibition. The Menorah, the seven-branched candelabrum, is the most enduring symbol of Judaism. Its origin goes to days of the children of Israel's wandering through the desert. It represents devotion and tradition, passed from one generation to the next since the time of Moses. This beautiful book is filled with menorahs from around the world, bringing the symbol to life, as it tells its fascinating history in words and photographs from the earliest days of the Israelites to the Second Temple, to the menorah's ties with modern Jewish art and the State of Israel.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Light of the Menorah: Story of a Symbol
• Publisher: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1999.
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0827606958
• ISBN 13: 9780827606951
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

The menorah, the seven-branched candelabrum, is the most enduring symbol of Judaism, whose origin goes back to the days of the Children of Israel's wandering through the desert. More than any other Jewish symbol, the menorah represents devotion and tradition, passed down from one generation to the next since the time of Moses. Yet, despite the detailed description of the menorah in the Bible, It is impossible to get a clear picture of the menorah's form just from the biblical text. In the Light of the Menorah, a beautiful book filled with menorah's from around the world, brings this popular Jewish symbol to life, as it tells a fascinating history in words and photographs from the earliest days of the Israelites to the time of the Second Temple, to the menorah's ties with modern Jewish art and the State of Israel.