Click on photo to enlarge it
This beautiful menorah was designed by Chaim Odem for the Temple Institute. It is a masterful creation that the Jerusalem Post described as being made to “excruciatingly exacting biblical specifications.”
The menorah was adopted as the official emblem of the state of Israel nine months after it declared its independence in May, 1948. This one, made for the Temple Institute and its use in a reconstructed Third Temple, was hammered out of a “talent” of gold [45 kg or 99.208018 pounds]. There has been no “official” consecration of this candelabra because of the prohibition [Halakhic] denying benefit from things that will become property of the holy Temple.
The instructions for the original “candlestick” were given to Moses and recorded in Exodus 25:31-40.
A historical marker at the site reads:
"This golden menorah is fit to be kindled in the Holy Temple. It was constructed according to comprehensive Halachic research conducted by the Temple Institute based on the writings of our sages of blessed memory and the works of Maimonides."
A historical marker at the site reads:
"This golden menorah is fit to be kindled in the Holy Temple. It was constructed according to comprehensive Halachic research conducted by the Temple Institute based on the writings of our sages of blessed memory and the works of Maimonides."
Comments
Post a Comment