Tonight we are halfway through Hanukkah, the holiday where Jews honor the victory of the Maccabees over Antiochus IV Epiphanes and remember the rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem in 164 B.C.E.
It is said that when Maccabee leader Judas Maccabeus arrived at the Temple to purify it, there was only a small jar of usable oil to light a candle, but miraculously, the oil lasted for eight nights.
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The menorahs can be as simple as a tin box with nine holes (the ninth candle is a “helper” that lights the others) or as elaborate as one’s budget allows.
Los Angeles–based artist Hannah Polskin instructs buyers to “enjoy your menorah as a sculptural object all year long and remember to never leave an open flame unattended.”
Menorah Sculpture II – CreamHannah Polskin | $1,250
When this menorah debuted, now-disgraced architect Richard Meier told AN about the inspiration for his design: “In the design ...
Architectonic MenorahRichard Meier | $1,320
...of the Hanukkah Menorah I was trying to express the collective memory of the Jewish people. Each candleholder ...
...is an abstracted representation of an architectural style from significant moments of persecution in the history of Jews.” Together they serve as “reminders of the common past and struggles that Jewish people ...
...have suffered and their resilience and strength that is so wonderfully captured by the Hanukkah story.” Each candleholder ...
...is an abstracted representation of an architectural style from significant moments of persecution ...
...in the history of Jews.” Together they serve as “reminders of the common past and struggles that Jewish people have suffered and their resilience and strength that is so wonderfully captured by the Hanukkah story.”