Tag: menorah
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One People, One Mission
Our Parasha this week opens with G-d commanding Aaron to light the seven branched Menorah daily. Aaron lights the wicks of the Menorah in a certain order. He starts with the outermost branch on the right and lights toward the center, then moves from the outermost branch on the left and moves toward the center.…
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An Audacious Choice
The Menorah is one of the oldest Jewish symbols. In the Book of Exodus, G-d shows Moses the design of the Menorah, which is then executed by the artisan Bezalel. It is made out of one block of pure gold. In this week’s Torah portion, (Leviticus 24:1-4) Aaron is commanded to light the Menorah in…
Rabbi Marc D. Rudolph 