menorah

Branching Out Shmarya Rosenberg, Failed Messiah. Virtually every ancient image of the menorah depicts it with curved branches.  So, why do Chabad’s hanukkiot have angled straight branches instead?

What Color Was the Menorah? Elisabetta Povoledo, New York Times. The Bible says that the menorah was gold, but for centuries, the relief sculptures on the Arch of Titus looked white.  Now spectrometry readings settle the matter.