“It’s that time of year again.”
In the US, one usually understands that to mean Christmas. But it’s also the time of year when Hanukah/Chanukah rolls around – the Jewish festival that celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over the larger Syrian army. Chanukah has more or less been distilled into the symbol of the Menorah, the eight-branched candelabrum that is lit over a period of eight days to commemorate a miracle that occurred during this period. But this isn’t a blog about the the history of Chanukah so much as a tiny sampling of the multiple forms this candelabrum can take on in the hands of contemporary artists and artisans.
CONTEMPORARY VERSIONS
I myself have designed a number of menorahs. Here are two of them.
Please share links in the comments to menorahs that you possess or that you have come across 🙂
Happy Hanukah/Chanukah to one and all!
