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Page 8 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE December 19, 1986 Hale's Books Merchant’s Walk Happy Holidays 977-9456 CHU’S DYNASTY Contemporary Chinese Cuisine Elegant Dining in the “Heart" of Dunwoody Full Bar Service-Fast Takeout-Reservations Accepted LUNCH: Tues.-Friday 11:30a.m.-2:30 p.m. DINNER: Tues.-Thurs. 2:30-10:00 p.m. Sat. 4:30-10:30 p.m. FRIDAY: 2:30-10:30 p.m. SUNDAY: 12:00-10:00 p.m. 5554 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd. Dunwoody Hall Shopping Center NOW OPEN 395-7676 Congregation Beth Shalom Sisterhood Family Hanuka Party SUNDAY, JAN. 3,1987*7:30 P.M AJCC/ZABAN 5342 Tilly Mill Rd. Road Open to the Community Prizes-Clowns-Soft Drinks Latkes-Music-Donuts-Etc. (CASH BAR) Send $12.00 by check per family to: Congregation Beth Shalom 3147 Chamblee-Tucker Rd. Atlanta, Ga 30341 (Deadline 12/26/86) A silver Hanuka menorah in the form of a traveling trunk shown from the front and below. The Hebrew inscription on the underside of the trunk (top right) confirms that this lamp was used by Rabbi Levy Isaac of Berdichev, on his travels. The menorah was recently sold for $140,000 at an auction of the Society of Judaica C ollectors in Jerusalem. Menorah by Dvora Waysman WotId Zionist Press Serxiee It is winter in Jerusalem. In the Hebrew month of Kislev, which usually falls in late December, tiny candles are burning in nine- branched candelabras on balco nies and window ledges through out the city as Jews everywhere celebrate Hanuka. They are com memorating the victory of the Maccabees over the Seleucid empire and the purification of the Temple in the year 165 BCE. Alter the destruction of the Second Temple, it was prohibited to make replicas of the Temple's seven-branched menorah. Thus me norot today have eight : biblical, branches plus the shamas. The first menorah. the one in the Tabernacle created in the Sinai wilderness, is explicitly described in two places in Ex odus—chapters 25:31-38 and 37:17-24. We are told that Bezalel, the craftsman who made all the vessels for the Tabernacle, made the menorah of pure gold. The stem and branches were of beaten work, and its calyxes, knobs and flowers were of one piece. There weresix branchesstemmingfrom its sides, and each branch bore almond-shaped calyxes with knob and flower. The description makes strik ing use of botanical terms. The late Hannah and Ephraim Hareu- botanical veni. the founders of the Museum of Biblical and Talmudic Botany at the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus, which was tragi cally destroyed in the War of Independence, set out to search the fields of Israel for plants whose shape was reflected in the biblical description of the menorah. They found, from the Sinai desert to the mountains of Lebanon, several species of a fragrant plant w ith the shape and characteristics of the biblical menorah. These fall into the genus salvia, a member of the sage fam ily, in Hebrew, Moriah. It has branches stemmingfrom its sides: Continued next page. Gfeaittikafe serving your family and friends Empire Triangle Potato l atkes and Mini latkes! Delicious New Latke Rounds available ! So easy to prepare ... stock-up-Now ! Distributed By L & S Kosher Foods, Inc. (404) 634-6826 Supreme Foods, Inc. (404) 872-7372 I he Most Trusted Name in Kosher Poultry and Foods. Is your teenager smarter than his or her SAT score? Probably. Even a case of the butterflies can affect your child’s SAT score. To do better, your son or daughter should prepare better. For nearly 40 years, Stanley H. Kaplan’s test-taking techniques and professional educational programs have helped over 100,000 stu dents prepare for the SAT. Many have in creased their scores 150, 200, 250 points or more. Call us. We could be your teenager’s smartest move yet. STANLEY H KAPI AN IDUCATI0NAI CENTER LTD THE WORLD'S LEADING TEST PREP ORGANIZATION To Prepare for April 1987 SAT classes begin at: 1776 Peachtree St. - January 17 AJCC/Zaban - January 25 Etz Chaim, Marietta - January 25 DeKalb College - January 17 CALL NOW FOR DETAILS 876-2111