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Dec 5: second night
Dec 5: second night
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Collection: Slice of Life Dec07
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Atlanta, GA
Date: Dec 5, 2007
Galleries: Emotive, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Dec 5, 2007

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Tonight is the second night of Hanukkah. I can't remember when or where I got this menorah, but I've used it for years. The tablet in the middle represents the Ten Commandments (with the Hebrew letters for 1-10, starting top right); the rampant lions are ancient symbols of Israel. The paper plate is an even more ancient method of catching any wax drippings before they ruin your stereo; it's in Deuteronomy somewhere, I'm sure.
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More information on the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah can be found here (and of course at its Wikipedia entry).

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12/17/2007 09:46:48 PM
Nice shot - everything I said on the last day (I already commented on the last day!) can be applied here. i only wish the candle box would not be there though...
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12/13/2007 01:51:45 AM
Thanks for sharing a true slice of your life. What a neat menorah, not like any others I have seen before (I haven't seen too many as I am not Jewish). I like the composition and the yellow coloring of the lighting, it makes it very real feeling.
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12/11/2007 07:23:35 AM
I really liket he halo effect around the flames. Great detail in the lions and tablets.
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12/07/2007 05:57:21 PM
Happy Hanukkah!
Great capture of the lights.
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12/07/2007 12:49:16 AM
Nt favorite out of the three of them..... Warm and cosy feeling it evokes.....
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12/06/2007 06:25:42 AM
Beautiful!! Happy Hanukah!!
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12/05/2007 10:32:02 PM
i'm not sure of the reference .. religious?? ... love the tones and the richness of this photograph .. :)
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12/05/2007 08:38:03 PM
What an interesting menorah. I've only seen pictures of them, but none like this. Are they lions? Do they signify anything special?
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