«What self-respecting Jew would pass under the Arch of Titus? It stood as physical confirmation of our defeat and degradation. Little could Titus have known that in his arrogant declaration of conquest he preserved the seeds of Jewish rebirth.
Nearly two thousand years later, when the State of Israel was established, its government chose the seven-branched menorah as its national symbol. The menorah represented light, and Israel was determined to be a light and blessing to its people and to mankind. There was only one problem. No one knew what the Temple menorah actually looked like. But then someone remembered – a true representation of it had been preserved on the Arch of Titus!»
The New Month - A Lesson in Renewal - Judaism - Israel National News
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Kol Tuv,
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