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| What is a Menorah?
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After the Maccabees' victory over the Greeks, they returned to the Temple to find it desecrated and in ruins. As legend has it, there was only one small vessel of oil with which to light the Menorah, that would have lasted only one day. The miracle was that the oil lasted eight days, enough time to make more oil for the Temple.
The significance of the Menorah has two parts; one is to symbolize the Menorah in the temple and the other is to mark the eight days of Chanukah. While the Menorah used in the Temple had seven branches, the menorah we light on Chanukah is a nine branch candelabra with 8 of the candles on one level and 1 candle (usually at the end or the middle) separated from the others.
The extra candle is called the 'Shamash' and is the one used to light the others candles.
On Chanukah, we light eight candles one for each of the eight days of celebration in the time of the temple. On the first day we light one candle, two on the second day, and so on, up to eight on the last day.
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"Tell your friend Veronica, its time to celebrate Chanukah"......
This is an annual event for our entire community to come together and celebrate peace and unity. The event is open to the public. Join us for food, fun and the beauty of Coral Gable's largest menorah. 5:30 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. on Ponce Circle.