The Menorah: From the Bible to Modern Israel

by Steven Fine

Book Overview

The menorah, the seven-branched candelabrum, has traversed millennia as a living symbol of Judaism and the Jewish people. Naturally, it did not pass through the ages unaltered. The Menorah explores the cultural and intellectual history of the Western world's oldest continuously used religious symbol. This meticulously researched yet deeply personal history explains how the menorah illuminates the great changes and continuities in Jewish...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674088794
• ISBN13: 9780674088795
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"