Torah Umadda Minute - Menorahs in Ancient Israel.

Abstract

What did synagogue menorahs look like in the 5th century? Dr. Steven Fine, Dean Pinkhos Churgin Professor of Jewish History and author of the recently published -The Menorah: From the Bible to Modern Israel,- examines a replica of the ancient menorah found near Tiberias in 1921 by Nahum Slouschz - the first professor of Jewish History at what would become Yeshiva University.