Fire Menorah A Flaming Success

“I had a hard time understanding how to form this sacred Menorah,” admitted Moshe. “I was told to form 7 highly-decorated branches out of one single lump of gold. And then there are the 9 flowers, 11 buttons, and 22 decorative cups. I can’t quite envision the end-product.”

To help His student, HaShem took the unusual step of showing Moshe a spectacular fully formed Menorah of fire. “Moshe,” HaShem warned during the Menorah demonstration, “your Menorah must be made of gold, not fire!”