The menorah was a distinctive symbol of Samaritan identity during the Byzantine and Islamic periods. Repurposed stone menorah reliefs, some with accompanying plant decorations, have been found in contemporary structures in several villages of ancient Samaria, including Qariyet Hajjah, Kafr Abbush, Kafr Zibad, Kafr Qaddum and Kafr Jit. [61]

Samaritan Synagogues face the Israelite Samaritans’ sole sacred place, Mount Gerizim. This holds true for all Samaritan synagogues, irrespective of where they were built. We can confirm this by examining Samaritan synagogues in Damascus, Cairo, Gaza, Salt, Beit Shean, Islands in the Reed Sea, Thessaloniki, Rome, Delos, Crete, Sicily, Haifa ...

The Inn of the Good Samaritan is a national park, museum, ancient archaeological site and former inn administered by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority located near Ma'ale Adumim, halfway between Jerusalem and Jericho, at an elevation of 298 meters above sea level.

6th-7th century. Menorah Late Samaritan Oil Lamp. Dimensions: 10.0cm length, 6.2cm width, 3.8cm height. Good condition, Fully INTACT with some erosion to surface areas. Decorated with two Menorahs, one on each side. Source: Link

The straight-branched pattern of the so-called “Rambam menorah” is today a ubiquitous presence on the Jewish street. This symbol of the Chabad Lubavitch movement has increasingly found a place among Jews across the ideological spectrum as a cipher for the biblical menorah.

Feb 25, 2020 · Menorah depicted in Mosaic Pavement, Samaritan Synagogue of el-Hirbe, 5th c. C.E. Photograph by Steven Fine. Exodus 25:31–40 describes God’s command to Moses to construct the golden lampstand (menorah) of the Tabernacle. [1]

To avoid such imitations, it is stated that one may make a menorah of five, six or eight branches, but not one of seven! And though Jews a thousand years later began to use the seven branched menorah occasionally, there is still a reluctance among certain groups to do it.

The holy menorah (מְנוֹרָה) was formed from one piece of pure beaten gold weighing 3,000 shekels of silver (nearly 100 pounds). It was a highly decorative work that had seven branches (with seven lamps), nine flower blooms, eleven fruits, and twenty two cups.

The Temple Menorah (“lamp”) was a 7-branched golden candelabra G‑d mandated to be placed in the Tabernacle (and later the Holy Temple in Jerusalem).1 It was lit every day, using wicks placed into seven cups of the finest olive oil.2

Since the menorah was moved from its former location in the old city's Roman Cardo to its current location alongside the Yehudah HaLevi steps leading down to the Western Wall Plaza and the Temple Mount, it has become a place where thousands of people stop daily, meet friends, learn about the menorah, marvel at its beauty and envision its ...