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Why the chanukiah is the best Jewish symbol of all

JL;DR SUMMARY The chanukiah, an essential symbol of Chanukah, embodies the resilience and spirit of Jewish tradition while also serving as a canvas for artistic expression. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish TraditionMenorahChanukahJewish SymbolsJudaicaJonathan AdlerSusan AlexandraHanukkah LightsChanukiahJewish Design

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"The first time I ever saw colourful, contemporary chanukiahs was, of course, in Tel Aviv pomegranates and flowers hand-painted on an elaborately decorative backdrop or painterly images of Jerusalem."
Jerusalem, Israel
"The first time I ever saw colourful, contemporary chanukiahs was, of course, in Tel Aviv pomegranates and flowers hand-painted on an elaborately decorative backdrop or painterly images of Jerusalem."
Jaffa, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"It reminds me of fragrant walks through Shuk HaCarmel, late dinners in Neve Tzedek, sahlab in Jaffa by the sea and bakery windows full of sufganiyot."
United States
"I recall a menorah I saw once in the US, a menorah brilliantly named The Banorah because it was a banana menorah."
New York, United States
"My longstanding favourite in modern Jewish design is New Yorks Susan Alexandra."

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