The article explores the halakhic challenges and rabbinic debates surrounding the construction of artistic seven-branched menorahs in the eighteenth century....
In the 18th century, members of a Jerusalem synagogue crafted a seven-branched candelabra, reminiscent of the Temple Menorah, prompting rabbinic disapproval ...
The article discusses the historical debate surrounding hazarat ha-shatz, the repetition of the silent devotion in Jewish liturgy, and its relevance in the p...