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Posted on 12/05/2004 11:47:31 AM PST by yonif
Fireworks will highlight Tuesday night’s planned display of the world’s largest Menorah in Jerusalem.
The electric Menorah will be displayed near the Center One shopping center, adjacent to Jerusalem’s central bus station. The traditional Menorah holds eight candles that symbolize the twin miracles of a small amount of oil that burnt for eight days and the Jews’ victory over Greek invaders and 2,000 years ago. A ninth candle is used to light the other candles, which Jewish law prohibits to be used other than for enjoyment.
The 65-foot wide electric menorah has nine branches, each one more than 60 feet tall, and the menorah’s 1,800 light bulbs will produce more light than all the lights on the highway from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, according to a Jerusalem city spokesman.
The mammoth menorah is the brainchild of Dudy Zilberslag, chairman of the Meir Panim volunteer organization that provides food for poor people, and is being built with the cooperation of the Israel Electric Company.
Lights during Chanukah will be lit along a “Route of Light” from the Knesset, the Supreme Court, Shrine of the Book, King David Hotel, the Old City wall and Safra Square.
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Well, I wouldn't call it a "Fourth of July." Chanukkah celebrates the ritual purification of the Holy Temple, which to the modern mind has very little to do with such pragmatic matters as victory over foreign occupiers.
Before I forget, I want to wish you a joyful and blessed Chanukah! May the spirit of the Macabees always be in the hearts of Israel! Many blessings from a Catholic in Virginia!
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Unfortunately, the self-appointed leaders of the American Jewish community are Mityavvenim (Hellenists).
Please accept the apologies of a Noachide for Chanukkah being used as a multicultural assault on chr*stmas rather than as a celebration of True Torah over modernity and innovation. Kindly remember that (unlike "kwanzaa") Chanukkah is actually older than chr*stmas, and please don't wish anyone a happy Chanukkah after december 15!
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