The Lights of Hanukkah: A Book of Menorahs

by Barbara Rush

Hanukkah is the Jewish holiday known as the festival of lights. This book portrays Hanukkah menorahs from all over the world, dating from 4th-century Israel to modern-day America. It discusses the history and culture of Hanukkah, and it includes songs, prayers and readings of the holiday.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584793139
• ISBN13: 9781584793137
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

A beautiful book

This short book provides a great brief introduction to a wonderful world of hanukkah menorahs.Its photos are annotated with biblical text. Serious readers will find Luminous Art: Hanukkah Menorahs of The Jewish Museum a more complete, informative and bigger book, and Lighting the Way to Freedom: Treasured Hanukkah Menorahs of Early Israel to contain many more historically relevant photos.

With traditional prayers for the Hanukkah celebration

The Lights Of Hanukkah: A Book Of Menorahs presents full-color photographic celebration of more than sixty beautiful Hanukkah menorahs. These eight branch-ed lamps range from 4th-century Israel, through 14th-century Italy, and down to modern-day America. Each was crafted to especially honor and celebrate the Jewish eight-day Festival of Lights. Simple and traditional prayers for the Hanukkah celebration enhance this photographic showcase and make The Lights Of Hanukkah a beautifully presented, highly welcome and enthusiastically recommended, informatively unique contribution to personal, academic, and community library Judaic History Studies collections.