The chapter “Bet HaBechirah,” on the laws of the Temple and its utensils, contains a copy of a drawing by the author of the book, Moses Maimonides, aka the Rambam, of a menorah with straight ...

In an extended digression to the mishnah’s remark that menorah’s limbs and lamps must all be intact for any of them to be valid (Menahot 3:7), Maimonides says that he has seen fit to draw the ...

Designed by Israeli artist Yaacov Agam and inspired by Maimonides’ depiction of the original menorah in the Holy Temple, the menorah holds the Guinness World Record for its towering height.