Anne and Claire Berest wrote “Gabriële” to better understand their great-grandmother and her husband, the French painter ...

The Menorah is a nine-branched candelabra lit during the eight days of Hanukkah. It symbolizes the miracle that occurred during the re-sanctifying of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. One day of oil ...

A menorah is, at its core, a candelabra. The most well-known menorah is the one in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem which has seven branches and was used for daily ritual, explained Rabbi Leivy ...

The candelabra (menorah) produces light and is logically associated with the eyes. The same message applies: the eyes cannot see the totality of a human being, so one must strive to see positive ...

The sacred vessels of the Bais Hamikdash such as the Menorah and the Shulchan (table) are the holy implements of our divine service. They are the very heartbeat of the Jewish people. These ...

It took three attempts — with the crowd’s encouraging laughter — but Monday night marked the first time a Lehigh University president helped light a menorah to mark Hanukkah. About 100 ...

A 2024 report by the Anti-Defamation League says that Massachusetts ranked fifth for the state with the highest number of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. That includes eight documented incidents in ...

Do you have a favorite object or piece in your home? There is a menorah done in clay. It’s been brought down from my great grandmother from Russia. [This] menorah for me, being Jewish is more ...

Noble announced six individuals or groups who approached the stage and lit a candle of a Menorah during the candle-lighting ceremony. Carla Peperzak, a Spokane resident and Holocaust survivor ...

First pope to be buried outside Vatican in over a century His resting place chosen due to his devotion to Mary Francis simplified traditional papal funeral rites ROME, April 22 (Reuters) - Pope ...

In his autobiography, released in January, Pope Francis said his tomb would be "in the room where they now keep the candelabra," a small storage closet between the statue of Mary, Queen of Peace ...