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Menorah rendered in Hebrew micrography, from a 15th century siddur.
Source: Columbia University, MS X893 J725, fol. 411r
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first night of chanukah tonight so please enjoy this rejected puzzle design ✌️
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first night of chanukah tonight so please enjoy this rejected puzzle design ✌️
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Italian Torah Ornaments
Mantle
Rome, Italy, ca. 1655
Silk, gilt silver-thread embroidery
Crown
Venice, Italy, ca. 1856
Silver, repoussé, engraved, and cast
Finials
Venice, Italy, 18th century
Silver, repoussé, engraved, cast, and partly gilt
Shield
Rome, Italy, mid-18th century
Silver, repoussé and gilt
Pointer
Italy, 19th century
Gold, repoussé, punched, and engraved
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The Or Torah Synagogue in Akko, Israel is Tunisian, and decorated floor to wall to ceiling with beautiful tiles from Italy. Gorgeous.
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the ultra left constantly argues it wants rights for immigrants, but it has demonized living in a place you’re not indigenous to so much that it now perpetuates myths that harm actual indigenous populations.
like, let’s ACTUALLY talk about palestinians being arabs instead of saying both jews and ARABS are indigenous to the levant. some palestinians are mixed arabs/turks, but the majority are arabs and RECENT. IMMIGRANTS. whose ancestors emigrated to the region to work for the mandate. the ones who came before that time arrived in the region via the ottomans and the caliphs. aka through actual colonization and conquering.
the thing is…this is a difficult topic, but you can live in a place you are not indigenous to. people emigrate all the time. yes, even if your ancestors conquered the region, as the ancestors of many palestinians did. (we see this with arab israelis today: they are not indigenous, but they live in israel with full rights.) however, you shouldn’t basically single white female the indigenous population of the land you are living on so you can further conquer and subjugate them.
(and yes, you can also RETURN to your indigenous land, in the case of diaspora jews, even if your ancestors didn’t live there for a thousand years. there isn’t a time limit on indigeneity. you don’t give it up when you are forcibly removed from your land by oppressors and prevented from returning.)
“palestine,” aka a name given by oppressors, is considered an “islamic waqf.” meaning: it was conquered once by arab muslims, so it will always belong to arab muslims. this is important to realize, because it goes against what the ultra left has been led to believe.
the ACTUAL palestinian national strategy is this, as stated by their leaders and the creators of the modern identity: steal/coopt the history and oppression of the jews so they can cleanse us from the river to the sea. the goal: the caliphate being reestablished. that’s it.
it isn’t about liberation, land back, indigenous rights, or even basic freedom from “an occupation.” they want the land because they conquered it and they want to prevent the indigenous populations from FREELY LIVING THERE by any means necessary. to do that, they created a lie: that they are indigenous and being occupied.
yes, it is that simple.
^ hamas’ charter.
by supporting the palestinian national strategy, the ultra left has shown it doesn’t actually care about indigenous rights, immigrant rights, or land back at all, let alone any other social issue it crows about. it thoroughly supports colonization as long as the colonizers look a certain way and thrives on age old antisemitic rhetoric to do so.
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Hanukkah isn’t just about lighting candles—it’s about what being Jewish really means. It’s about standing up and fight for what’s right.
This holiday reminds us that being Jewish is extraordinary, that our history and our right to live as proud Jews are worth celebrating and defending.
Let’s use this season to honor our ancestors’ resilience and stand together against hate, ignorance, and erasure. Let’s fight for our family still held in captivity. Let’s use our fire to diminish the darkness. That’s the true meaning of Chanukah.
Hen Mazzig
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Alright, Chanukah starts tonight, which means it's time for me to finally make a post about different kinds of menorahs.
This right here? This is the Temple Menorah:
There's some debate over whether the branches were straight or curved, but here's a few things we do know:
It had seven branches of equal length.
It was made of one solid piece of gold
It was at least five feet tall.
It used pure olive oil.
The Temple Menorah is what people mean when they talk about The Menorah. It's what you'll see on historical or commemorative artifacts such as the Arch of Titus in Rome or Israeli currency:
During the time when the Temple stood in Jerusalem, the High Priest lit all seven flames on this Menorah every day (using the aforementioned pure olive oil):
No one lights this on Chanukah.
This is a Chanukah menorah:
There are countless variations, but here are the important things:
It has eight branches of equal length, plus a ninth "helper" branch, known as the shamash, which is set apart from the rest of the branches and used to light the others.
It can be made of any material.
It is usually used with wax candles or oil, but, if necessary, one can use anything that burns.
In Hebrew, this kind of menorah is called a chanukiah.
Some Chanukah menorahs, like the one shown above, have the shamash in the middle. Others have it on the side:
Regardless, this kind of menorah is the one that has been lit by Jews on Chanukah for thousands of years. It's the menorah you'll seen in photographs of Jewish households, including this famous picture taken in Germany in 1931:
(The message written on the back of the photo reads: "Death to Judah"/ So the flag says/ "Judah will live forever"/ So the light answers)
On Chanukah, whoever is lighting the menorah will first light the shamash, then the number of candles corresponding to whichever night of Chanukah it is. The first night, only the rightmost candle is lit, the second night the two rightmost, etc. (The newest candle is always lit first):
Again, a valid Chanukah menorah has eight branches of equal length, along with a shamash. There is no such thing as a Chanukah menorah with six branches of equal length and a longer seventh branch, and no valid Chanukah menorah has eight branches of completely different lengths.
If you see either of the above designs (or anything similar) on Chanukah-themed decor, it tells you the creator has absolutely no idea what they're doing and couldn't be bothered to do more than two seconds of research to make sure their product was accurate. Anyone who knows anything about the holiday will laugh at these. (They may buy them anyway, especially if that's all that's available-- my new Chanukah sweater has an invalid menorah pattern, but it's adorable, so I'm still going to wear it. But I am also laughing about it and invite you all to do the same.)
Anyway, have a happy Chanukah, everyone!
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That’s it. That’s the show.
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Fellow ADHD Jews, if you haven't done it already, now is the time
Clean last year's melted wax out of your menorahs/chanukiyot
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"Ethiopian Jewish woman wearing chai necklace" (1985) & "Ethiopian Jewish girl with star of David necklace and crown," photos courtesy of the AAEJ Archives
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Hanukkah lamp, India, end of the 19th-20th century, copper alloy
Lamps in the form of the Star of David are characteristic of the Bene Israel community, which was originally centred around Mumbai on the western coast of India.
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