[Coleus]

While many assign this role to the modern Star of David>>

I thought it was called the Seal of Solomon?

[rmlew]

Far too many Jews are ignorant enough not to take offense.

[i.l.e.]

Well there are no more menorahs - only holiday candles to match the holiday tress we buy at Sears.

[NYer]

Ping!

[XEHRpa]

Ok. Why does the article cite "seven candles" and the photo reveals nine candles?

[SJackson]

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Who could have imagined anyone claiming that the menorah is a secular symbol? Then again, who could anyone have imagined that we would ever face this kind — this degree — of secularization. That's something for Jews to think about.

Anyone who understands where the courts desire to supress religion leads. Or in the case of Menorahs, which no one much cares about, arrived at two decades ago. Which leaves out the left.

[PAR35]

this created a unique candelabrum with seven lamps

Count the candles in the accompanying picture. Someone is numerically impaired.

[Nachum]

"Who could have imagined anyone claiming that the menorah is a secular symbol? Then again," he said, "who could anyone have imagined that we would ever face this kind — this degree — of secularization. That's something for Jews to think about."

Hardly.

The court battle was to allow lighting of Menorahs on publicly owned land. The language of secularism was used to beat back the ACLU and secular Jews who would try and stop those lightings. Lightings, by the way, repleat with hebrew blessings by Hassidic Jews.

As a result, the left has backed off and there are more public Menorah lightings than ever before: including blessings. This is one case where the religious have won. No one remembers the court battles anymore, they only see lighted Menorahs by the thousands.

This guy is way off base.