A
group of German Christians, calling themselves “The
Menorah Project” are traveling from Germany, through Rome, to Haifa,
Israel. They will be bringing a replica
of the menorah found on the Arch of Titus in Rome, Italy.
The gift will be presented to the Jewish people in Jerusalem on May 9th. It is meant to show solidarity with Israel
and as a memorial to the Jewish People.
The trip is to be a symbolic and public display of bringing the menorah
from Rome back to Jerusalem. I have
included a link here
for The Menorah Project website.
This
past Sunday (April 28), we celebrated Divine Mercy Sunday. A portion of one of the readings from the day
was from Revelation in which John sees one like the Son of Man among the seven
golden lampstands.
I
turned to see whose voice it was that spoke to me, and on turning I saw seven
golden lampstands, and in the midst of the lampstands I saw one like the Son of
Man, clothed with a long robe and with a golden sash across his chest. His head
and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; his eyes were like a
flame of fire, his feet were like burnished bronze, refined as
in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many waters. In his right
hand he held seven stars, and from his mouth came a sharp, two-edged sword, and
his face was like the sun shining with full force (Rev 1:12–16).
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| Jewish Menorah on Arch of Titus (photo: Anthony Majanlahti) |
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| Replica of the Temple Menorah (photo credit: Courtesy) |
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