The Lights of Hanukkah: A Book of Menorahs

By Barbara Rush

Book Overview

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.