JERUSALEM (JTA) — Students working to build the “Sanhedrin Trail” in Israel’s Galilee unearthed a 1,400-year-old oil lamp bearing the symbol of the Jerusalem Temple’s menorah ...

Is it halakhically permitted to recite L’Hadlik Ner (Shel) Hanukkah – To Kindle the Hanukkah Light – over an electric menorah? In his book Mayim Hayim, Rabbi Yosef Messas not only permits ...

JASON LEE JASON LEE Though some people use electric menorahs, it does not fulfill the requirement of lighting the menorah, Rabbi Michael Wolk of Temple Israel in Charlotte told The Observer.

And a third showcased the menorah, used by Jews during the holiday of Hanukkah. Although the table held an electric menorah with nine candles, the menorah in a photo placed on the table wasn’t ...

Once the sun went down, the Burlington Electric Department helped raise the rabbi up to light the shamash and first candle on the giant menorah. The congregation recited their blessings and ...