Menorah

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an intricately designed blue and white paper

Mamshit & the Ancient Synagogue of Maon

*MAMSHIT, ISRAEL ~ & THE ANCIENT SYNAGOGUE of MOAN: Mosaic at Moan

an old vase with a candle in it on a gray background and the bottom is decorated with flowers

Understanding the Jewish Menorah

a stone block with designs on it sitting on a stand in front of a black background

Judaism During the Byzantine Period

Jews fled Jerusalem after the First Jewish Revolt settled in the south and created oil lamps showing the menorah, as one expression of their yearning to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple. The menorahs on these lamps all had more branches (such as this one) than the seven-branched Temple menorah because of the Talmudic prohibition against depicting the Temple menorah.

an old metal object with a menorah on it's face in the center

AN EARLY JEWISH BRONZE FINGER RING , CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D. | Christie's

A fourth- to fifth-century Jewish bronze ring engraved with a menorah on a tripod base, a lulov to the left, a shofar to the right. (Christie's)

an ancient mosaic with animals and menoras

Jewish Worship, Pagan Symbols

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Full-page miniature of the Menorah, surrounded by foliate scrolls inhabited by hybrids, at the end of the Pentateuch, from a Bible with masorah and parva, Italy (Rome?), first half of the 13th century.

an intricately designed paper cutting design with a menorah and lions on it

Mizrah-But Judah Shall Be Inhabited Forever II

an old jewish manuscript with many symbols and designs on it, including menorah

Parchment Shiviti Plaque, late 19th Century. Library of Congress, Washington. The use of Shiviti plaques indicates one’s awareness of the Lord’s presence. Hung in synagogues and in the home, the plaques derive their name from the Hebrew phrase “I am always mindful of God’s presence” Tehillim 16:8. This one was made by Shneur Zalman Mendelowitz from Hebron.