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[ljf613]

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!

#real life #jumblr #thoughts #menorah #chanukah #hanukkah #arch of titus #history lesson #the more you know #all queued up

[illustratus]

The Arch of Titus by Canaletto

#canaletto #art #arch of titus #architecture #city #rome #italy #roman #ancient rome #ruins #history #antiquity #europe #european

[ancientrome]

Arch of Titus

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[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Stephan Vladislavovich Bakałowicz (Polish, 1857-1947) Arch of Titus, Rome, n.d.

#Stephan Vladislavovich Bakałowicz #polish art #art #fine art #european art #classical art #europe #european #oil painting #fine arts #europa #mediterranean #polish #poland #southern europe #rome #roman empire #arch of titus #1800s #1900s #painting #artwork

[harmonicusmars]

The Arch of Titus, Canaletto, 1742

#canaletto #italy #rome #baroque #rococo #ancient rome #titus #arch of titus #arch #architecture #art #painting #1700's art #1700s #1700 #18th century #italian artist #italian art #archeology #dark academia #arch of triumph #latin language #latin #roman empire #roman art #pagan

[the-garbanzo-annex-jr]

Source. Watch the video there.

#rome #arch of titus #tisha b'av

[girlactionfigure]

#arch of titus #Jews #antisemitism

[didoofcarthage]

The Arch of Constantine and The Arch of Titus by Canaletto, probably based on drawings by his nephew Bernardo Bellotto

Italian, signed and dated 1742

oil on canvas

Royal Collection Trust (acquired by King George III in 1762 and hung in the entrance hall of Buckingham House)

#Canaletto #Giovanni Antonio Canal #Bernardo Bellotto #Ancient Rome #ruins #Grand Tour #18th century #baroque #Arch of Constantine #Arch of Titus #vedute #veduisti #city view #Italian #Venetian #art #painting #Venetian School #Royal Collection Trust #King George III #Buckingham House

[eopederson]

Colosseo e Arco di Tito dal Palatino, Roma, 2009.

#archaeology #ruins #roman empire #colosseum #arch of titus #palatine hill #roma #lazio #italia #2009 #photographers on tumblr

[ancientprettythings]

Three views of the Arch of Titus, Forum Romanum, Rome.

#ancient rome #ancient roman #rome #forum romanum #ancient architecture #arch of Titus #Emperor Titus Vespasianus #Titus #ancientprettythings #original photography

[oceancentury]

Scene from the Arch of Titus, Rome built 81 AD, depicting Roman soldiers removing Jewish artefacts after plundering the temple of Jerusalem following one of three Jewish rebellions against the Romans. The third and final rebellion took place in 132–136 AD and resulted in the Roman administrative region of Judaea being renamed Syria Palaestina. Most scholars believe the Roman Emperor Hadrian changed the name of Judaea to Palestine to erase the Jewish presence in the land.

#history #Roman #romans #Roman history #Jewish history #arch of titus

[laonuba]

Ignorance is an enemy, even to its owner.

You illuminate The Arch of Titus that commemorates the capture of Jerusalem and the destruction of the second temple of Jerusalem.

#life imitates art #imitación al arte #arch of titus #italy #rome #israel #arco de Tito

[illustratus]

The Arch of Titus, Rome by Jean Jacques François Taurel

#jean jacques françois taurel #art #arch of titus #arch #titus #architecture #ancient rome #roman #rome #city #antiquity #history #europe #european #italy #landscape #cityscape #ruins #ruin

[dovymcjewpunk]

233 years after the Maccabees freed their homeland of oppressive colonisers, Israel was once again invaded and colonised - this time by Rome. Unfortunately this part of the story doesn’t have a happy ending. In the year 69 CE the Romans would burn the Beys HaMikdash and forcibly expel the Jews from Israel, beginning nearly 2,000 years of exile for the Jewish people. This Roman victory was immortalizes on the Arch of Titus - which depicts the plunder of the Temple. Most notably, it shows the Romans carrying off the golden menorah rebuilt by the Hasmoneans. The arch faces in towards Rome to show the victors carrying their spoils from Jerusalem to Rome, and the Jews of Rome had always had the custom that they would never walk under the arch depicting the greatest tragedy in Jewish history.

But, the story does ultimately have a happy ending - about two thousand years later the descendants of those Jews who instituted the custom to never walk under the Arch of Titus gathered to do just that. On 5 Iyar 5708 / 14 May 1948 the Jewish community of Rome gathered at the arch of Titus to walk through it for the first time - backwards - toward Jerusalem, away from Rome. After 2,000 years the exile was ending. And when the newly re-born country of Israel needed a symbol, the very image of the menorah from the Arch of Titus was what was chosen. An image meant to show our downfall is now a symbol of the greatest victory for the Jewish community since the Maccabees. This is Chanukah.

#chanukah #arch of titus #maccabean revolt #the maccabees #Maccabees #israel #jew #jew stuff #jewish #jewish culture #jewish history #jewish holidays

[graceandpeacejoanne]

Revelation 20: An Imperial Triumphal Procession

Satan had been conquered, Satan’s allies vanquished, even the beast and its false prophet had been summarily done away with. Christ was the clear victor, God’s beloved people finally safe. Why not just throw away the key? #Revelation20 #TriumphalMarch

Revelation 19, 20: An Imperial Triumphal Parade Two years ago, as I was enjoying an intensive week of classes and student gatherings at Portland Seminary, a young professor named Shane Wood gave a guest lecture on what he called “An Alter-Imperial Interpretation of Revelation 20:7-10,” from his book “The Alter-Imperial Paradigm.” Below is the summary of his fascinating perspective. Why Must…

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#70 AD #70 CE #AD 70 #arch of titus #Domitian #revelation 19 #REvelation 20 #Revelation 20:7-10 #Titus #triumphal procession #vespasian #white horse

[preacherpollard]

Bible Land Tour (Mediterranean)(I)

Neal Pollard 56 Christians from Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia converged on the Hotel Gioberti in Rome, Italy, to begin a tour of places where the great preacher, evangelist, writer, and leader, Paul, shared the gospel of Christ. We began where it all ended for him: Rome. While our visit to where it all…

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#aquaduct #Arch of Constantine #Arch of Titus #Empire #Italty #Italy #Pantheon #Republic #Rome #Vatican