Attention Investors: Torah Portion Here's Your Solution To Tax-Free Monthly Income Seeing The Menorah As A Symbol Of Our People presence of God in the spiritual lives of the Jewish people. This eter- nal and comforting light burns brightly in every Jewish soul and sanctuary alike. In an emotional and sensual way, we are welcomed into God's presence by its warm flames. It is as if each Jewish soul is "he Lord spoke to wrapped in God's light during Moses, saying, 'Speak moments of prayer and meditation to Aaron and say to that take place near the eternal hin-:. 'When you flame. mount the lamps, ler the seven In many ways, the Torah portion lamps give light at the front of the emphasizes the senses of sound and lampstand (menorah)' ... Now this light. The cloud of God .is how the lampstand that hovers over the taber- (Menorah) was made: It nacle complements the was hammered work of menorah by offering an gold, hammered from base image of the divine pres- to petal. According to the ence in our ancestor's lives. pattern that the Lord had /-? shown Moses, so was the In a modern world, the children of Israel continue lampstand (menorah) to look for symbols of made." (Numbers 8:1-4) God's presence. In the The menorah is one of same way that a newborn the central features of the infant cries out to its par- sanctuary and Temple from RABBI JOSHUA ents to be swaddled and ancient times until today. L. BENNETT blanketed with paternal It has become a symbol of Special to the and maternal love, the our people's connection to Jewish News modern Jew seeks confir- God through our religious /- mation that God remains moments and spaces. It dedicated to the Jewish has withstood the test of people. time and finds a niche in nearly In these times of discord and dis- every Jewish home and place of unity, we are searching for signs and worship. symbols of God's eternal love. . What is it that makes this symbol Perhaps the eternal light and meno- such an important part of our com- rah can remind us that we are not munal history? Descriptions of the alone — that others have struggled commandment -:- construct a with the same challenges — that menorah for the sanctuary appear generations of Jews have felt alone first in the book of Exodus. "You and have been comforted by the shall make a menorah of pure gold knowledge of God's nearness. ... six branches shall come out of its On this Shabbat, ler these bright sides; three branches out of either lights function to bring us this eter- side."' nal message. In the words of the It is commonly believed that 10 sages, "In your light, 0 God, do we of these candelabras stood in see light!" [I Solomon's Temple. Legend tells that , \-- one of these was taken with the exiles to Babylon in the sixth centu- ry BCE, was returned to Jerusalem by those Jews who came back from that exile and kvas placed in the Second Temple. Time and again, the In what ways are we reminded menorah serves as a reminder of the that God's presence comes into Jewish people's struggle to regain our lives? In what other ways control of Jerusalem and Zion. And does Judaism appeal to our sen- \_, finally, in this century, it has come sual side (i.e. hearing, seeing, to represent the State of Israel as its sensing)? What can we do official symbol. Jewishly to become more con- Often, however, the menorah is nected with the divine-image o referred to as the ner timid (eternal God? How can we guarantee light), representing the constant that Judaism will continue to, Joshua L. Bennett is a rabbi at thrive into the next generation? Temple Israel. For decades, investors have purchased municipal bonds for their safety, security and tax exempt income. Now, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter National Municipal Bond Check-A-Month Portfolio (M-CAMP'), offers you the opportunity to own a diversified portfolio of high-quality municipal bonds. 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